The rite of “Receiving the Rosary” (jiezhu) is highly popular in rural areas of Ninghua County, Western Fujian. This includes places such as Shibi Town, one of the founding sites of the Hakka people. The “Receiving the Rosary” ritual, which has not been extensively studied, is performed when people reach a certain age (generally about 50 years old), whereupon they invite Taoist specialists to select an auspicious day to perform rites for the bestowal of Buddhist prayer/meditation beads, as well as commencing the recitation of the Amitabha Buddha's name and the chanting of Buddhist scriptures. The performance of these rites also involves the preparation of new clothes and observance of a variety of taboos, all of which is designed to strengthen the worshipper's commitment to performing Buddhist rituals. At the same time, it seems rather curious that Taoists play such a prominent role in these ostensibly Buddhist rites. This suggests variation from traditional Buddhist culture, a point that is worth greater attention. This paper is a case study of Chen Village in Shibi, the main reason being that nearly all the men and women in this village take part in “Receiving the Rosary” rites. Such practices provide an important opportunity to better understand Chinese gender culture. Apart from the Introduction and Conclusion, the paper is divided into three parts. Section II is devoted to the wide range of meanings attributed to the “Receiving the Rosary” ritual, as well as the diverse roles played by local villagers and religious specialists. Section III examines the ritual process for both “Receiving the Rosary” and Buddhist recitation practices. The symbolic meanings of these rites are the subject of Section IV, while the Conclusion analyzes the importance of such rituals in the construction of local gender culture, as well as the implications of this data for the field of women’s studies.