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Wudang Taoism came into being during the Song Dynasty (AD 420-479) and became popular across the country during the Ming (1368-1644), thanks to that dynasty’s 3rd Zhudi emperor. To stabilize his regime, the emperor promoted the idea of . . . → Read More: General introduction to Wudang Taoism Unlike any of the other major world religions, Taoism is not just a school of thought, but also a philosophical, intellectual, spiritual, and folk tradition that, in different times and places, has taken on very different meanings. As . . . → Read More: Introduction to Taoism Taoism is a rich philosophy, but can be boiled down to some basic tenets: The sprit of following nature Following nature is the basic idea. One Taoist saying teaches us that, “Man follows the way of earth, . . . → Read More: Basic spirit of Taoism There had the biggest Taoist organization all over the country in Wudang Mountain during the Ming Dynasty. According to the words of Yang-Jinmin, official of Yunyang Region, there were more than 10,000 Taoists in this region. We can imagine that . . . → Read More: Ancient Taoist Rules and Regulations Zhang Sanfeng(960-1279 AD)’s fame became established after he had completed a ten-year devotion at the Shaolin Manastery where, besides studying the Chinese Buddhist doctrines, he learned the " exoteric martial arts," wai kung . Zhang San-feng went on to study . . . → Read More: Lengend of Zhang Sanfeng Two members from a local martial arts group make performance for tourists at Mt. Wudang near Shiyan city,central China’s Hubei Province, March 23,2005. Members from a local martial arts group make performance for tourists at Mt. Wudang . . . → Read More: Taoism martial arts of Mt. Wudang |
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