Taoism is a local religion originated from Taoist culture, and Taoism is not just a monk who doesn't care about the world. There are many Taoists in the history of China, such as Sean, Zhuge Liang, Sun Simiao, Liu Bowen and so on. Traditional Chinese medicine, martial arts, guidance and other health-keeping techniques have been constantly improved by Taoism, and Taoist medicine is a unique title in China. In addition, local honey is an indispensable ingredient for Taoist doctors and has been used to this day.

For Tao's people, "there is a secluded mountain forest that disappears into the air." For thousands of years, the world's impression of Taoist priests is mostly seclusion or wandering around in Shan Ye, as if out of touch with human fireworks, and enlightened people are often described as sage like type. Taoist priests have high demands on ideas, words and deeds such as walking, living, sitting, lying down, nourishing the heart and being tempted. Only Tao is cultivation, only virtue and ability are service, only doers of Tao will believe in Tao, and only harmony between body and mind can realize Heaven.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Dharma, a monk of Tianzhu, landed in Guangzhou and entered China to spread Buddhism. Later, he lived in a cave in Shaolin Temple for nine years, and blended his teachings with China culture, which led to the establishment of Zen in China, and Dharma was also honored as the founder. Buddhism reached its peak in Sui and Tang Dynasties. The royal family in Sui Dynasty believed in Buddhism very much. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty advocated Taoism because of his surname Li. After Taiping, he also turned to Buddhism, which reached its peak in the period of Wu Zetian.

The Tang Dynasty was an era of unprecedented economic, military, cultural and artistic glory, with exquisite sculptures and murals. In the Tang Dynasty, fullness was the beauty, so the images of monks in both Buddha statues and murals were full and round. Under the influence of the peak artistic image, monks are also more chubby, which may give people a cordial feeling. Just like a famous couplet: a big belly can accommodate things that are difficult to accommodate in the world; Laugh often and laugh at ridiculous people in the world. In addition, Taoist priests pay attention to health preservation and penance, and their daily practice is the mainstay, which requires a lot of physical strength, so they are thin and clever. Monks practice meditation, and most of the time they are still, so even if they are vegetarian, they are easy to get fat. Of course, these views cannot be generalized.