Daoism

This is Yin and Yang, the symbol of Daoism. Yin is the black, which represents night and female forces. The Yang is the white part, which represents the sun and the masculine forces. The dots of the opposite color show how the coexist beside each other.
 * =**Daoism (Taoism)**= ||
 * [[image:http://canadianfermentation.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/yin-yang.jpg width="264" height="254"]] ||


 * =**Friends**= ||
 * Empress Wu ||


 * Toyotomi Hideyoshi ||
 * Marco Polo ||

Ming Dynasty


 * =**Technology/Achievements or Accomplishments**= ||
 * Some achievements/inspirations of Daoism (Taoism):
 * Philosiphy
 * Art (shown below)
 * meditation
 * The sear for the "elixir of immortality" lead to the finding and use of gunpoder and the finding of medicines

A portrait showing the blend of Confucainism, Buddhism, and Daoism by showing Cofucias, Laozi, and the Budda by a river. ||


 * =**Culture**= ||
 * The //Daodejjing//, written by Laozi, the founder of Daoism, is very important to us (the Daoist people). Some aspects of culture and study we support and encourage are: ethics, poetry, cosmology, and calligraphy. The holidays we celebrate are: Chinese New Year, the Lantern Festival, Tomb Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival, the Ghost Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Double Ninth Day. ||


 * =**Religion**= ||
 * Daoism itself is a religon. It is centered around the idea of harmony with nature. Tao is the force that flows through all life; the goal of every follower of the Tao(Dao) is to harmanize themselves with it. Our religon has proved to be an alternative religion in China for Confucianism. We believe that the spirits are in nature. We do not practice self neglect and promote good health. The five main organs of the body correspond with the five main forces of the earth: water, fire, metal, the earth itself, and wood. The devlopement of virtues, compassion, reserve, and humility, is the main task. We believe that nature should be allowed to take its course unhindered.

A Daoist Temple ||

In my lifetime thus far, I founded a belief system. It is based on nature and how human life should exist in harmony with the natural world, not destroy it. I am Laozi, and I may be known forever as the founder of the religion, Taoism or Daoism, which comes from dao, meaning "the way"
 * =**Blog**= ||
 * //Dear Journal,

Dear Journal, Today, I finished my book, the Daodejjing. It is a classic of Chinese literature, or so the emperor says. He insisted on possible naming it after me, but I'm not sure how I would like that.

Dear Journal, Zhuangzi,my student, finally finished his own book on Daoism. He is as excellent a thinker and philosepher as I. He is ready to make himself a master at the works, so long as, of course, he still knows I am above him.// ||


 * =**The Wall**= ||
 * //Do you want to be friends im Empress Wu?//

I know you don't know me but I've been a big fan of you for quite a long time. I would like to be your friend. Please think about it. -Toyotomi Hideyoshi wanna be friends-Kublai Khan

I have looked into being open with you please add me as a friend to know more about each other. - Yongle ||

[] http://canadianfermentation.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/yin-yang.jpg [] [] http://www.iep.utm.edu/zhuangzi/ [] [] [] [] [] for pictures
 * ==Bibliography== ||