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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An exhibition of Chinese calligraphy featuring calligrapher Fan Zhou's recent works will be held in Singapore from September 11 to 17. 30 pieces of calligraphy showcased were inspired by a classic ...

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 ...

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