The existing famous sects include Quanzhen Sect in the north, Zhengyi Sect in the south, Maoshan Sect, Laoshan Sect, Wudang Sect, Lushan Sect and folk Taoist schools in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Taoism has basically stopped developing. After entering the modern society, Taoism declined even more. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), with the implementation of the new religious policy of the China government, some previous Taoist rules and regulations failed because they violated the current laws. 1957, the Chinese Taoist Association was established to manage the internal affairs of Taoism in China. In the Cultural Revolution, Taoism, like other religions in China, suffered a catastrophe. It was not until the end of the Cultural Revolution that Taoism began to resume normal religious activities.