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Taoism is a religion native to China. Laozi, (also spelled Lao-Tse, Lao Tsu, Lao Tzu, etc.) a famous thinker living in 6th Century BC, established this philosophy and came to be regarded as the father of Taoism. It formed mainly during Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-220). Many Taoist ideas and thoughts are greatly reflected in Taoist architecture.

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Taoism is a religion native to China. Laozi, (also spelled Lao-Tse, Lao Tsu, Lao Tzu, etc.) a famous thinker living in 6th Century BC, established this philosophy and came to be regarded as the father of Taoism. It formed mainly during Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-220). Many Taoist ideas and thoughts are greatly reflected in Taoist architecture.

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Taoism is a religion native to China. Laozi, (also spelled Lao-Tse, Lao Tsu, Lao Tzu, etc.) a famous thinker living in 6th Century BC, established this philosophy and came to be regarded as the father of Taoism. It formed mainly during Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-220). Many Taoist ideas and thoughts are greatly reflected in Taoist architecture.

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Taoism is a religion native to China. Laozi, (also spelled Lao-Tse, Lao Tsu, Lao Tzu, etc.) a famous thinker living in 6th Century BC, established this philosophy and came to be regarded as the father of Taoism. It formed mainly during Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-220). Many Taoist ideas and thoughts are greatly reflected in Taoist architecture.

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Taoism is a religion native to China. Laozi, (also spelled Lao-Tse, Lao Tsu, Lao Tzu, etc.) a famous thinker living in 6th Century BC, established this philosophy and came to be regarded as the father of Taoism. It formed mainly during Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-220). Many Taoist ideas and thoughts are greatly reflected in Taoist architecture.

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Taoism is a religion native to China. Laozi, (also spelled Lao-Tse, Lao Tsu, Lao Tzu, etc.) a famous thinker living in 6th Century BC, established this philosophy and came to be regarded as the father of Taoism. It formed mainly during Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-220). Many Taoist ideas and thoughts are greatly reflected in Taoist architecture.

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Taoism is a religion native to China. Laozi, (also spelled Lao-Tse, Lao Tsu, Lao Tzu, etc.) a famous thinker living in 6th Century BC, established this philosophy and came to be regarded as the father of Taoism. It formed mainly during Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-220). Many Taoist ideas and thoughts are greatly reflected in Taoist architecture.

Wudang Mountains，Sacred Sanctuany of Taoism 3

Taoism is a religion native to China. Laozi, (also spelled Lao-Tse, Lao Tsu, Lao Tzu, etc.) a famous thinker living in 6th Century BC, established this philosophy and came to be regarded as the father of Taoism. It formed mainly during Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-220). Many Taoist ideas and thoughts are greatly reflected in Taoist architecture.

Wudang Mountains，Sacred Sanctuany of Taoism 2

Taoism is a religion native to China. Laozi, (also spelled Lao-Tse, Lao Tsu, Lao Tzu, etc.) a famous thinker living in 6th Century BC, established this philosophy and came to be regarded as the father of Taoism. It formed mainly during Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-220). Many Taoist ideas and thoughts are greatly reflected in Taoist architecture.

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Taoism is a religion native to China. Laozi, (also spelled Lao-Tse, Lao Tsu, Lao Tzu, etc.) a famous thinker living in 6th Century BC, established this philosophy and came to be regarded as the father of Taoism. It formed mainly during Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-220). Many Taoist ideas and thoughts are greatly reflected in Taoist architecture.

Chinese Taoist Architecture

Taoism is a religion native to China. Laozi, (also spelled Lao-Tse, Lao Tsu, Lao Tzu, etc.) a famous thinker living in 6th Century BC, established this philosophy and came to be regarded as the father of Taoism. It formed mainly during Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD). Many Taoist ideas and thoughts are greatly reflected in Taoist architecture.

Basic spirit of Taoism

Following nature is the basic idea. One Taoist saying teaches us that, "Man follows the way of earth, earth follows the way of heaven, heaven follows the way of the Tao, and the Tao follows the way of spontaneity."

Key books in Taoism

The key book of Taoism was compiled around the 3rd century BCE. It's called the Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing or Daode Jing) - The Way and Its Power, and is also known as the Lao-tzu.

Subdivisions of Taoism

Modern Taoism falls into main categories: 'Southern' Taoism, popular in Taiwan and South China and 'Northern' Taoism, a tradition largely unknown to Westerners but widely practised among modern Taoists in the Chinese mainland.

Rites and rituals of Taoism

At the heart of Taoist ritual is the concept of bringing order and harmony to many layers of the cosmos: the cosmos as a whole (the world of nature), the world or human society, and the inner world of human individuals.