A short introduction to Laozi and Daoism. This is part of a series that examines Chinese belief systems: how people think and behave ... into a religious movement until the Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE ...

Key Chinese practices this essay will cover are ancestral rites and divination, the teachings of the philosophers Confucius and Laozi, and Buddhism. Appreciating the complexity of this rich and ...

Laozi, the renowned ancient Chinese philosopher, and writer aptly captured the correlation between education and economic prosperity with his timeless words: 'Give a man a fish and he will eat for ...