Taoists hold a prayer ritual at the opening ceremony of the Third International Taoist Forum at the foot of Longhu Mountain, Yingtan, Jiangxi Province on Nov. 25, 2014. [Zhang Rui/China.org.cn] The ...

The Tao Te Ching, written by ancient Chinese philosopher Laozi, stands alongside the Analects of Confucius as a cornerstone ...

Zhang Jintao, vice president of the China Taoist Association, told China.org.cn yesterday that a lack of talent and misunderstandings are preventing the development of Taoism in China, though the ...

"I would like to extend our warm welcome to the disciples of Xuandi from Taiwan, whom we haven't seen for a long time," said Li Guangfu, president of Chinese Taoist Association. From April 22 to 23, ...

to evoke the subtle inner drift, pointless to resist, of everything from financial markets to a golf swing. The buzzword sounds only the faintest echo of the ancient Daode jing -- "The Classic of the ...

Last month, Shanghai’s City God Temple played host to a solemn congregation gathered in celebration of the birth of Laozi, an ancient philosopher widely known as the founder of Chinese Taoism. The ...

Declaring the assignment of priestess Wu Chengzhen. Special guests and abbot Wu Chengzhen at the celebration ceremony. On November 15, priestess Wu Chengzhen from Changchun Taoist Temple became the ...

Palme d'Or winning director Chen Kaige's latest kung fu film "Monk Comes Down the Mountain" has angered a senior Chinese Taoist, who said the film demonized his religion. The film has tainted the ...

This article looks at the distinction between 'religious' and 'philosophical' Taoism, which is the difference between the practices of the faith, and the theological ideas behind them. The word Taoism ...

It was a drizzly day in early April when I caught a high-speed train from Shanghai to the nearby city of Suzhou to participate in the sixth “Seven-Day Ritual of Ascension” for Kristofer Schipper, the ...