The History of the Fine Arts of Chinese Taoism is following the historical order, beginning from the pre-Taoist Warring States period to Qing Dynasty, covers the whole developing period of Taoism. It is based on the exsting real materials combined with the historical documents.
Zhuangzi was a thinker, philosopher and litterateur in the middle of the Warring States period in ancient China. He founded Zhuang Xue, an important school of Philosophy in China. He was the representative of Taoism in the Warring States period and one of the main representatives of Taoism. This book is an extremely important work of Taoist theory. It is a famous work in the history of ancient Chinese spiritual freedom. It has an unshakable "absolute classic" status in the history of Chinese classical literature, philosophy and artistic thought.
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This book starts with the figures of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and Buddhism in Ming and Qing dynasties. It uses images as the center to classify and research traditional Chinese figure paintings. It will provide an effective image reference and systematic arrangement in the research on the development and evolution of traditional Chinese painting. This book uses Buddhism (Buddhism), Taoist god system and Confucian gods and figures (including Confucius portraits, genealogical paintings, and other sages and sergeants images, etc.) as the basic system for classification. The origin, development, and era characteristics of these figures Carrying out image analysis to show the unique contemporary character and rich spiritual connotation of Chinese figure paintings in different eras. Through the vivid presentation of the figure paintings of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in China, this book fully demonstrates the development context of traditional Chinese culture, has a good educational effect, and meets the increasing aesthetic needs of the public; interpreting traditional Chinese culture from an aesthetic perspective, it is The vivid expression of the Chinese spirit; through researching and sorting out the characters of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, it is of great significance for the inheritance and understanding of traditional Chinese culture, and the establishment of cultural self-confidence, which is of great significance to the prosperity and development of current Chinese culture, especially the inheritance and innovation of traditional culture and artistic spirit.
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It is a collection of quotations on cultivation, life, dealing with the world, and the way out of the world, and is a marvellous book that encompasses 5,000 years of Chinese wisdom. As a work rich in the ethical thinking of the Han people, it takes the essence of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, with Confucianism and Taoism as its core, and has the main paths of cultivating oneself, preparing one's family, ruling one's country and pacifying the world; it combines the philosophy of life, the art of living and aesthetic sensibility. It is a beautiful and profound book, but it is also a book to cultivate people's sentiments and refine their will.
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It is a philosophical work by Laozi in the Spring and Autumn Period and is one of the greatest masterpieces in Chinese history. It is the main classic of Taoism.
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Government of Zhenguan was a political, economic and cultural prosperity situation during the reign of Emperor Taizong in the early Tang Dynasty. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty used Taoism to rule the country, which made the society stable. Because of its time title of "Zhenguan" (627-649), it was called "Zhenguan governance".
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"Zhuangzi", also known as "South China Scriptures," is one of the Taoist classics by the philosopher Zhuang Zi of the Warring States Period and its later studies. The book includes 7 articles, 15 articles, 11 articles, a total of 33 articles. In this book, Chuang Tzu inherited and developed Lao Tzu's view of "nature of Taoism". Taking "Tao" as the origin of the world, Zhuangzi considered that "Tao" is self-contained and eternal. The difference between things is only relative. In conformity with this concept of cosmology, Zhuangzi advocates the concept of "nature inaction" and advocates the maintenance of individual physical and psychological freedom and the pursuit of a spirit of unrestrained and harmonious man and nature. This book takes Guo Qingfan's Zhuangzi Collection as the base and translates it. The English translation draws on the existing English translations and selection books. It is the current English version of Zhuangzi.
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In Singapore and Malaysia, the inversion of Chinese Underworld traditions has meant that Underworld demons are now amongst the most commonly venerated deities in statue form, channelled through their spirit mediums, tang-ki. The Chinese Underworld and its sub-hells are populated by a bureaucracy drawn from the Buddhist, Taoist and vernacular pantheons. Under the watchful eye of Hell's 'enforcers', the lower echelons of demon soldiers impose post-mortal punishments on the souls of the recently deceased for moral transgressions committed during their prior incarnations. Chinese religion in contemporary Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan offers an ethnography of contemporary Chinese Underworld traditions, where night-time cemetery rituals assist the souls of the dead, exorcised spirits are imprisoned in Guinness bottles, and malicious foetus ghosts are enlisted to strengthen a temple's spirit army. Understanding the religious divergences between Singapore and Malaysia (and their counterparts in Taiwan) through an analysis of socio-political and historical events, Fabian Graham challenges common assumptions about the nature and scope of Chinese vernacular religious beliefs and practices. Graham's innovative approach to alterity allows the reader to listen to first-person dialogues between the author and channelled Underworld deities. Through its alternative methodological and narrative stance, the book intervenes in debates on the interrelation between sociocultural and spiritual worlds, and promotes the destigmatisation of spirit possession and discarnate phenomena in the future study of mystical and religious traditions.
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About 2500 years ago, the Chinese sage known as Lao-Tzu (Laozi) left the realm of words for the wordless world of the mystic hermit. Before he left, however, he inscribed his wisdom in 5000 ideographs now known as the “Tao Te Ching.” This work explores not only the basic tenets of Taoism, but shows also how Lao-Tzu’s mystic vision relates to the vision and practices of contemplatives and mystics of various cultural and spiritual backgrounds. John Sack has authored many books, among them his novel The Franciscan Conspiracy available in 17 languages.
A fast-paced, engaging novel of suspense and intrigue where secret desires, ambitions, and a long-forgotten mystery come together on a historical journey through Europe and Asia. Lucas Vascones is a Chilean who has lived in Shanghai for many years. One afternoon he receives a call that jerks him out of his routine: his old martial arts master has died, and his funeral will be held in Kunming, in southern China. Lucas decides to attend, though with some reservations: ten years earlier, a dispute with Tang brought their relationship to an abrupt and definitive end. At the funeral, Master Tang’s widow approaches Lucas and asks him to write her husband’s posthumous biography. Alfred Tang had been a celebrity in martial arts circles: after starring in a number of martial arts films, he went on to build an international empire of prestigious martial arts academies. At first, Lucas tries to evade the proposal but ultimately accepts, prompted by his curiosity as well as his own secret dream of becoming a writer. Mrs. Tang hands him a set of boxes filled with material so that he can start his research. In one of the boxes Lucas finds a journal filled with notes, a tiny picture of the sixteenth-century Italian missionary Mateo Ricci, and a beautiful drawing of a library with books in all different colors. Bewildered by the discovery, Lucas enlists help from Tang’s daughter, who connects him to an old friend of her father’s, a university professor by the name of Yan. Lucas meets with Professor Yang, who tells him about the black tulips, a collection of books that had once belonged to the sixteenth century Jesuit missionary Mateo Ricci, who was born in Italy but lived and died in China. The professor fills him in on several details, most interestingly the name of the last known owner of the “black tulip” book collection, a businessman from southern China. Professor Yang also shows Lucas some old film footage from the 1950s featuring a young Alfred Tang practicing the cha-cha-cha with a beautiful, exotic woman by the name of Vicky Cifuentes. The professor tells Lucas that if he wishes to find the collection and learn more about Alfred Tang, he must call on the beautiful Vicky. To Lucas’ surprise she is still alive, living in Hong Kong. Lucas decides to visit her, and this short trip becomes the first step on a series of unforgettable events that will lead him through Asia and Europe, where his life will change in the quest to uncover the truth – about the books, about his martial arts master, and about history itself.
