National Religious Affairs Administration

National Religious Affairs Administration
国家宗教事务局
Old Logo of the NRAA
Department overview
JurisdictionChina
StatusExternal name of the United Front Work Department
State Administration of the State Council (historical)
HeadquartersPrince Chun Mansion, 44 Houhai Beiyan, Xicheng District, Beijing
Department executive
Parent departmentUnited Front Work Department
Websitewww.sara.gov.cn
National Religious Affairs Administration
Traditional Chinese國家宗教事務局
Simplified Chinese国家宗教事务局
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuójiā Zōngjiào Shìwù Jú

The National Religious Affairs Administration (NRAA), formerly the State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA), is an external name of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Formerly, SARA was an executive agency directly under the State Council of the People's Republic of China which oversaw religious affairs in the country. In 2018, during a series of institutional reforms, the agency and its functions were merged into the United Front Work Department. The names of the former agency were retained by the United Front Work Department as external names under the system called "one institution with two names".