Emperor Wen of Han and Emperor Jing of Han ruled the country with Taoist thought and became powerful. Metaphysics in Wei and Jin Dynasties is the most obvious revival trend of thought. Taoism was established as the state religion in the Tang Dynasty, and so was it in the Song Dynasty. Even in the Ming dynasty, Taoism was still highly valued, replacing Confucianism as a prominent school.

It is generally believed that one of the characteristics of Taoist thought is to achieve the supreme perfection of immortality through various practices, "thus establishing the theory of TCM health preservation"; Gunpowder was invented by an alchemist, and the four great inventions in China are all related to Taoism.

Ancient Taoism is a school with a long history. Taoism is a philosophical thought put forward by Laozi and Zhuangzi during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Their academic thoughts have a certain influence on the formation of TCM health preservation.

The "Tao" advocated by Taoism refers to the nature of all things in heaven and earth and the law of their natural circulation. Everything in nature is in constant motion and change, and Tao is its basic law. This is a concrete exposition of Tao. Therefore, people's life activities conform to the laws of nature and can make people live longer. This is the fundamental view of Taoist health preservation.

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Taoism is one of the main schools of ancient philosophy in China. Taking "Tao" as the ultimate source of the world is called Taoism. Taoism was founded in ancient times. Later, Laozi summed up the essence of Taoism by collecting the wisdom of the ancient Great Sage.

Due to the different understanding of "Tao", in the middle of the Warring States period, Taoism began to divide, forming two different factions, Lao Zi and Huang Lao. The former is represented by Laozi, Zhuangzi, Liezi, Guiguzi and Guanzi, while the latter is represented by Guanzi: Heart on the Heart, Heart under the Heart, White Heart and Internal Strength.

Taoist philosophy influenced the development of ancient philosophy in China. In the history of China, Taoist philosophy was sometimes transformed and inherited by some important figures of unofficial Confucianism, such as Yang Xiong, Huan Tan and Wang Chong in the Han Dynasty. Sometimes it is collected by official Confucianism, such as Neo-Confucianism in Song and Ming Dynasties; Sometimes it is misinterpreted by folk Confucianism, doing the opposite and cutting and dyeing at will.

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Baidu encyclopedia-Taoist thought