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taoism in huashan

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March 10th 2011
Huashan Sect of Daoism originates from our ancestors’ wor- ship to nature. The sacrifice system in the Qin and Han Dyn- asties prior to Emperor Wu in the Han Dynasty make people worship and venerate famous and great mountains. For exam- ple, such a great mountain as Huashan is “the ideal place for immortal to dwell in”. God of Huashan is the one who governs autumn (Jin or metal in the fiv ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more