Taoism, the oldest religion in China, originally did not think that ... Taoism and Confucianism advocated by the ruling class, Taoists adopted the method of burying the ashes of the departed ...

China's period of slave society disintegrated ... The major schools were those of the Confucianists, Moists Taoists Legalists, military strategists, Logicians, and Political Strategists.

Begun in 1247, it took a decade for Yongle Palace to achieve the layout visible today. It cost artisans another century to complete the massive murals.

Observed by many Taoists and Buddhists in certain East and Southeast Asian countries, the Hungry Ghost Festival falls on the seventh lunar month of every year. During this period, also known as ...