Huangxi Huixi - Symbol of Chinese Taoist Culture

Author: Zhong Guofa
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
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If you don't understand Taoism, you cannot truly understand China. One characteristic of traditional Chinese culture is its well-developed metaphorical thinking and symbolic expression. However, modern Chinese academia has excessively adopted Western scientific rationality, leading to a sense of alienation and misunderstanding of its own cultural traditions, which resulted in Taoism being harshly criticized by the New Culture Movement at the time. In recent years, the study of Taoism has become increasingly popular, but it still tends to focus on rational arguments, leaving insufficient understanding of Taoism's living forms, symbolic signs, and symbolic meanings. This book attempts to scan the symbolic system of Taoism from aspects such as deities, paradises, magic, rituals, customs, and mystical numbers, providing a concise and clear outline of Taoism. From a symbolic perspective, is Taoism more like Taoism?