In the mid-Warring States period, Taoism of Huang and Lao prevailed in the State of Qi, and Huangdi and Laozi were highly respected. In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, the rulers respected Huang Lao's learning and ruled by doing nothing, which created a prosperous era of "governance of cultural scenery".

After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the theory of Huang Lao went deep into the people, merged with Fang to form Huang, and changed from political belief to religious group. Confucius and Mencius' Confucianism and Taoism are compatible and inclusive, which constitutes the main body of religious ethics.

Zou Yan's theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements is also an important part of Taoism. The Taiping Jing of Huang Lao Taoism in Han Dynasty preached that heaven and earth should be gasified, heaven and man should be integrated, heaven should bear heavy burdens, and happiness should be good, with the goal of "peaceful world".

The Book of Changes, written by Wei Boyang, a Taoist of Dante in the Eastern Han Dynasty, combines Yi-ology, Huang-Lao and Huo-Hou, and sums up and develops Taoist alchemy for health preservation.

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Taoism, like other religions, is a social and historical phenomenon with a process of its occurrence and development. The early sects were not formed in the same area at the same time and through the same channel, and there was no unified and stable religious organization for a long time, so it is difficult to determine the historical upper limit of Taoism in China.

There were Floyd School and Dante School in the early days, but their birth process was quite complicated. Dante school pays attention to self-cultivation and cultivation, which is divided into inner alchemy and outer alchemy. Its predecessor was magic and health qigong, which was developed from the Warring States period.

Taiping Jing and Zhouyi Shentongqi, which appeared at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, began to form early Taoist theory, but there was no corresponding Taoist organization. Huang Tingjing's Inner Dan Classic and Bao Puzi's Inner Chapter Outer Dan Classic in Wei and Jin Dynasties had great social influence, but their social organizations were still weak.

Laozi and Zhuangzi have also become another important source of Taoism. Thus, the spreading process of Taoism in China is multi-source, multi-channel and gradually closely combined.

There is mutual influence among various sects, but they basically develop independently and at different times, so there is no unified specific time to create education. There is no unified name for Christian names and believers, and the word Taoism can be found in Laozi's Thought Notes.

It can be seen that the emergence of Taoism can be regarded as the symbol of Taoist activities and Taoist entities by Taiping Jing, Zhouyi Shentongqi and Laozi Zhusi.

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