1600-1046 B.C.E), well before Confucianism and Taoism. Folk religions originated in shamanism, and today include a broad range of beliefs and practices directed at supernatural forces — such as ...

A special feature of Taoism is that ordinary humans can and do become gods and immortals. For much of history, this process was governed by two separate but interrelated processes: what scholars like ...

a master of Taoism, the pavilion with flying eaves was rebuilt in 1989. The pavilion is a three-storey building in which famous Taoist gods like the Green Dragon and White Tiger and gods guarding ...

Two of the most well-known gods of wealth — Zhao Gongming and Guan Yu — are also linked to salt in Chinese mythology. Zhao was linked to salt through Taoism, which made heavy use of salt in elixirs, ...

They seek an audience with the highest gods of Taoism, known as the Three Pure Ones, to whom they will report the merits of the local community. It is understood that in so doing, the Taoist ...

Taoism will save the world," said Li Xuanzong ... receiving the blessing of the gods isn't enough: That of the Communist Party is equally essential. And yet, those in power have always been ...