50 million

Motivated by wildlife protection campaigns and Buddha's teachings, more than 50 million Chinese defied deep-rooted tradition of meat eating and turned vegetarians,

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Chinese-vegetarian  

1. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL93B430DB8D456167 
2. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Vegetarian+Buddhist+Cuisine