Brook Ziporyn: “Taoism” (or “Daoism”) is a blanket term for the philosophy of certain classical texts, mainly from Lao-tzu’s “Tao Te Ching” and the “Zhuangzi” (also known in ...

CHENGDU: The mention of Taoism, China's only indigenous religion, would remind visitors to this capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province of Mount Qingcheng in Dujiangyan, a city under Chengdu ...

Taoism, the oldest religion in China, originally did not think that people's remains should be buried after death. They believed that a Taoist would finally ascend to heaven and become an immortal.

Li concludes that the revival of Taoism requires the “sympathy and understanding” of the media — something that was certainly lacking in the aftermath of last month’s ceremony. But perhaps the most ...

US man gains Chinese residency after 15 years in country, learns martial arts, Taoism. Foreigner pursues kung fu dream on sacred mountain, promises to take on role of telling world China’s story.

Accounts of Taoism begin sometime in the fourth century B.C.E., starting with the text “Tao Te Ching,” attributed to Lao Tzu. Though scholars do not believe there was an actual person called ...

Taoism is an ancient tradition of philosophy and religious belief that is deeply rooted in Chinese customs and worldview. Taoist ideas have become popular throughout the world through Tai Chi ...

And Taoism teaches that happiness comes from placing your will in harmony with life’s larger pattern. It’s a lot like navigating the 405 and 10 freeway interchange.

Historian of Taoism, Isabelle Robinet, notes that dating back to the second century B.C.E., the physical exercises were used to help cultivate one’s qi, or breath, ...

A celebrated novelist grapples with “Moby-Dick” Xiaolu Guo, a fisherman’s daughter, reimagines the whaling epic with added Taoism ...