Since 1998, Professor Zhan Shichuang has presided over the discipline construction of "China Philosophy" in Xiamen University. On the premise of ensuring all-round development, the discipline construction of China philosophy major in Xiamen University purposefully highlights the characteristics of Taoist studies. Over the years, Taoist researchers of Xiamen University have successively participated in the research of the national key social science research projects "History of Taoism in China" and "History of Taoist Thought in China" (deputy editor of Zhan Shichuang). The main projects presided over are as follows:

National Social Science Fund Project "Taoist Semiotics"; The tenth five-year plan humanities and social science fund project of the Ministry of Education, "Taoism and China health culture"; The "Tenth Five-Year Plan" Humanities and Social Sciences Fund Project of the Ministry of Education "Taoist Ecological Research"; A major project of the key research base of humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of Education, the study of Taoist ecological thought (second person in charge). Taoist researchers have published The Book of Changes and the Revealing of Taoist Symbols, Yi Cultural Tradition and National Thinking Mode, Taoism and Women, Taoist Skills and Literature, Taoism and Drama, History of Taoist Literature, Research on Taoist Literature in Southern Song Dynasty, Luzhong Xianmai and Dandao Health Care, San Xuan and Dandao Health Care, Introduction to Taoist Medicine and Xi. After many years' efforts, Xiamen University has been awarded the right to China's doctorate in philosophy, which focuses on Taoism. May 65438+May 2003, Xiamen University President's Office Meeting approved the establishment of Xiamen University Taoism and Traditional Culture Research Center. Dr. Huang Shengde, Chairman of Kaisheng International Co., Ltd. and Chairman of China Sanqing Charity Association, served as honorary director, and Professor Qingxitai, a famous Taoist research expert, and Cai Wen, Dean of Kaohsiung Cultural Institute in Taiwan Province, served as senior academic consultant. Professor Zhan Shichuang is the director of the research center, while Professor Gai Jianmin, Professor Ma Lianghuai and Professor Guo Jinbin are the deputy directors. The research center has hired a group of experts engaged in Taoist studies at home and abroad as full-time or * * * researchers.

The research direction center puts Taoism under the traditional cultural background of China to carry out research. Its main research direction is:

Taoism and the study of science and technology culture. Taoism not only has a far-reaching influence in the history of China's thoughts, but also permeates many fields of science, technology and culture, and is closely concerned by western sinologists. The center focuses on the relationship between Taoism and science and technology culture, especially the relationship between Taoism and medical health preservation, and explores its modern value. A study on the relationship between Taoism and Fujian studies. The so-called Fujian study is a Taoist school with Confucianism as the main stem and Zhu School as the core, which integrates many contents of Buddhism and Taoism. The center tries to explore the philosophy of mind contained in Zhuzi's studies, and thus extends to the whole scope of Fujian studies, investigates the close relationship between the occurrence and development of Fujian studies and Buddhist and Taoist cultures, and pays attention to the comparative study of Chinese and Western cultures. Taoism and folk culture research. Both Taoist culture and Fujian culture, represented by Zhu, are deeply infiltrated into traditional family education and architectural customs. From northern Fujian to southern Fujian, from genealogy to genre, the imprint of Taoism can be found. In modern life, the influence of Taoism still exists. It can be said that the whole folk culture is full of Taoist blood. The great influence of Taoism can also be seen in the concepts and customs of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and overseas Chinese. Therefore, the center attaches importance to the related research of Taoism and folk culture. 1997-2003, with the support of Taiwan Province Zhonghua Avenue Cultural Undertaking Co., Ltd. and under the overall planning of President Lai Zongxian, the 12 series of Taoist cultural research academic magazine "Daoyun" was published. Since 2003, it has co-sponsored the academic journal Taoist Studies with the Institute of Religious Studies of Xiamen University and Peng Yingxian Hall in Hong Kong.