A short introduction to Laozi and Daoism. This is part of a series that examines Chinese belief systems: how people think and behave, philosophically and relgiously. In understanding Chinese belief ...
What is the so-called Tao that was advocated by Laozi, a central figure in Taoism and philosopher of ancient China? For years it has remained a tricky question. As regulated in the first chapter of ...
Did Laozi exist, or does that name merely represent the various authors who are believed to have written the famous Tao Te Ching? Each researcher has their own theory and, as often happens, in 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 ...
LINGBAO CITY, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On June 10, the Fifth Forum on Laozi Culture was held at Hangu Gate in Lingbao City, Henan Province, China, the place where Laozi wrote Tao Te Ching. At 8 o’clock ...
Laozi was an ancient Chinese thinker, traditionally dated to around the 6th century BCE, and is widely regarded as the originator of Taoist philosophy. He is associated with the Tao Te Ching, a brief ...
Once upon a time in ancient China, there was an alchemist and philosopher who desperately sought to live forever – and he toiled away in his lab with ingredients like mercury, lead, and gold in his ...
What is the so-called Tao that was advocated by Laozi, a central figure in Taoism and philosopher of ancient China? For years it has remained a tricky question. As regulated in the first chapter of ...