Group+5

You should use the page to post pictures, discuss your question, brainstorm or generally do what ever you think will help your group to accomplish the best museum presentation. 
 * Group 5 question**

= 5. What historical events have shaped the religion into what it is today? =

**道 TAOISM** :D (Image URL: http://www.egreenway.com/taichichuan/images/yyesb.gif)

**Group Members:** Brendan Wu (Writer) Daisy Yu (Graphic Designer) Gilbert Ye (Collector/researcher) Jocelyn Ng (Currator)

Remember to **cite your sources in MLA format while you're researching** (list the URLs for the pictures as well). If you can (or have time to), you might as well write everything in your own words. It would save us time when it comes to transferring the stuff from here onto our poster. You might wanna look over this page before researching just to make sure you're not researching something that's already here (:

*** * NEW !! MUSIC !!** * *
I found TAO music which we can play while we present our poster :D http://www.chinawudang.com/wdwzb/lingyingtan/muisc.asp

**Pictures:** I found some pictures which we might wanna include on our poster or use as reference. If you find any pictures, just add to the existing categories or make a new one. Try and find big pictures so they would look better when printed out (: I dont think we need to post the pictures, so I think just adding the URL is fine

http://www.wenhuacn.com/shufa/mingtie/05mingqing/wenzhengming_qjj00.jpg I think this one's the best http://www.sunzi.cc/Photo/UploadPhotos/200708/20070810092837885.jpg http://gongjushu.cnki.net/CRFDPIC/r200607161/r200607161.005.a1ecbb.jpg
 * Laozi:**

DAO (character): http://cimg2.163.com/catchpic/8/88/887BF4ADA64337026E58A2B1D5D1900F.png This is pretty http://www.orientaloutpost.com/usa/n2462.jpg http://www.taoistic.com/images/tao.gif

DAO (yin-yang): http://www.fabrikproject.com.mx/news/images/stories/taoism.everywhere.jpg THIS IS AWESOME :D

Videos & PPTs:
I found some videos that might help :) 1. http://www.slideshare.net/togalearning/taoist-painting-analysis-presentation (This powerpoint is the same as the one Mr. Aitken showed us in class.) 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LnhlVT6_9I (This video might be helpful and it can be our background music as well. I'm thinking if we can put this video on as we present our museum.) 3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOaw3iqfTJM&feature=related (Taoism. A short story explaining the Yin and the Yang.)

The history of Taoism stretches throughout Chinese history. Originating in prehistoric China, it has exerted a powerful influence over Chinese culture throughout the ages. Taoism evolved in response to changing times, its doctrine and associated practices revised and refined. The acceptance of Taoism by the ruling class has waxed and waned, alternately enjoying periods of favor and rejection. But it was always the backbone of most of chinese society. Most recently, Taoism has emerged from a period of suppression and is undergoing a revival in China.
 * History of Taoism**

Taoism's origins may be traced to prehistoric Chinese religions in China; to the composition of the Tao Te Ching (3rd or 4th century BCE); or to the activity of Zhang Daoling (2nd century AD). In the early Han Dynasty, the Tao came to be associated with or conflated with the Xian Di Emperor. During the Three Kingdoms Period, the Xuanxue (Mysterious Wisdom) school, including Wang Bi, focused on the texts of Laozi and Zhuangzi. Taoist alchemist Ge Hong, also known as Baopuzi (抱扑子 The "Master Embracing Simplicity") was active in the third and fourth centuries and had great influence on later Taoism. Taoism gained official status in China during the Tang Dynasty, whose emperors claimed Laozi as their relative. Several Song emperors, most notably Huizong, were active in promoting Taoism, collecting Taoist texts and publishing editions of the Daozang. While Taoism suffered a significant setback in 1281 when all copies of the Daozang were ordered burned, this holocaust gave Taoism a chance to renew itself. (Image URL: image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Baiyun.jpg) In 1406, Ming emperor Zhu Di commanded that all Taoist texts be collected and combined into a new version of the Daozang. The ruin of the Ming Dynasty and the subsequent establishment of the Qing Dynasty by the Manchus was blamed by some literati on religion, specifically Taoism. Guomindang (China Nationalist Party) leaders embraced science, modernity, and Western culture, including (to some extent) Christianity. Viewing the popular religion as reactionary and parasitic, they confiscated some temples for public buildings, and otherwise attempted to control traditional religious activity. The Communist Party of China, officially atheistic, initially suppressed Taoism along with other religions.
 * Early Origins** -
 * Han Dynasty** (206 BCE–220 CE) -
 * Three Kingdoms Period** (220–265) -
 * Six Dynasties** (316–589) -
 * Tang Dynasty** (618–907) -
 * Song Dynasty** (960–1279) -
 * Yuan Dynasty** (1279–1367) -
 * Ming Dynasty** (1368–1644) -
 * Qing Dynasty** (1644–1912) -
 * Nationalist Period** (1912–1949) -
 * People's Republic of China** (1949–present) -

**Laozi (老子)** - Lao means venerable or old. Zi means master - Laozi’s surname was李,personal name was耳 - A central figure in Taoism - Revered as a god in the religious forms of Taoism - Known as Taishan Laojun (泰山老君) in the Taoism religion - Lived in the 6th century BC (according to Chinese tradition) - Actually lived in the 4th century BC - Regarded as the author of Daodejing (道德經) or “Classic of the Way and Virtue” - Second most translated work in world literature (Bible is first) - According to legends, Laozi rides on a water buffalo - Contemporary of Confucius - Has full grey beard and long earlobes (symbol of wisdom and long life)

(Image URL: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Laozi_and_the_Tao.PNG)
 * & a picture of Laozi on his water buffalo**

**The Yin Yang Symbol** (image link :http://www.usask.ca/wcvm/herdmed/specialstock/antlers/yingyang.gif)

Yin yang describe opposing qualities. e.g. Winter is yin to summer's yang over the course of a year. Femininity is yin to masculinity's yang in human relationships. It is impossible to talk about yin or yang without some reference to the opposite.
 * Yin yang are opposing**

Since yin and yang are created together in a single movement, they are bound together as parts of a mutual whole. A race with only men or only women would disappear in a single generation, but men and women together create new generations that allow the race they mutually create (and mutually come from) to survive.The interaction of the two gives birth to things
 * Yin yang are rooted together**

Yin-yang is a dynamic equilibrium. Because they arise together they are always equal: if one disappears, the other must disappear as well, leaving emptiness. This is rarely immediately apparent, though, because yang elements are clear and obvious while yin elements are hidden and subtle.
 * Yin yang are balanced**
 * Historical Events of Taoism**
 * Found in the composition of the //Tao Te Ching// ([|3rd] or 4th century BC).
 * Gained official status in China during the Tang Dynasty
 * Northern and Southern Dynasties (386-589) saw it become the legitimacy religion like Buddhism in China, because it was supported by some emperors for political reasons.
 * After Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), Taoism was divided into two major sects: Quanzhen Sect and Zhengyi Sect.
 * Taoism's silver age was from Tang Dynasty (618-907) to Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127).
 * In the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the court had little energy to encourage the development of Taoism, due to the national conflicts. And conflict arose.
 * Taoism lost support from the upper rulers In Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Because the Manchu royal family honored Tibetan Buddhism and showed no interest in Taoism.
 * During the Opium War, Taoism further declined through the oppression of imperialism and western culture.
 * Chinese Taoist Association was formed in 1957, which symbolized the dawn of a new era of Taoism.

**Basic Info on Taoism**
 * Chinese communities have built many Taoist temples all over the world.

**Sources:**

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Chan, Alex. "Laozi." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2001. 6 Nov 2008 <[|http://www.science.uva.nl/~seop/entries/laozi/]>.

"History." __Travel China Guide__. 2008. TravelChinaGuide.com. 23 Nov. 2008 .

"Yin and yang." __Wikipedia__. 2008. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 23 Nov. 2008 .

"History of Taoism." Wikipedia. 20 Sept. 2008. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 24 Nov. 2008 .