The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

Zong Miao: Sovereign Ancestral Temple in Ancient China 宗庙

Zong Miao: Sovereign Ancestral Temple in Ancien...

Paul Peng

Zong Miao (宗庙, Zōng Miào) is the sovereign ancestral temple of ancient China — the ritual venue where emperors, feudal lords, and ranked officials performed seasonal sacrifices to their ancestors...

Zong Miao: Sovereign Ancestral Temple in Ancien...

Paul Peng

Zong Miao (宗庙, Zōng Miào) is the sovereign ancestral temple of ancient China — the ritual venue where emperors, feudal lords, and ranked officials performed seasonal sacrifices to their ancestors...

Zong Ci: Chinese Ancestral Hall Sacrificial Tradition  宗祠

Zong Ci: Chinese Ancestral Hall Sacrificial Tra...

Paul Peng

Zong Ci (宗祠, Zōng Cí) is the Chinese clan ancestral hall where lineage-based sacrificial rites to ancestors are performed — from the Han Dynasty’s earliest recorded shrines for virtuous officials...

Zong Ci: Chinese Ancestral Hall Sacrificial Tra...

Paul Peng

Zong Ci (宗祠, Zōng Cí) is the Chinese clan ancestral hall where lineage-based sacrificial rites to ancestors are performed — from the Han Dynasty’s earliest recorded shrines for virtuous officials...

Zong Fang: Ancient Ancestral Temple Gate Sacrifice 宗枫

Zong Fang: Ancient Ancestral Temple Gate Sacrif...

Paul Peng

Zong Fang (宗枫, Zōng Fāng) is the ancient Chinese ritual term for the ancestral temple gate where a designated priest was sent to seek the spirit of the deceased ancestor...

Zong Fang: Ancient Ancestral Temple Gate Sacrif...

Paul Peng

Zong Fang (宗枫, Zōng Fāng) is the ancient Chinese ritual term for the ancestral temple gate where a designated priest was sent to seek the spirit of the deceased ancestor...

Jiao Si: Imperial Suburban Sacrifice in Ancient China 郊祀

Jiao Si: Imperial Suburban Sacrifice in Ancient...

Paul Peng

Jiao Si (郊祀, Jiāo Sì) is the ancient Chinese imperial rite of sacrificing to Heaven at the Southern Suburb on the winter solstice and to Earth at the Northern Suburb...

Jiao Si: Imperial Suburban Sacrifice in Ancient...

Paul Peng

Jiao Si (郊祀, Jiāo Sì) is the ancient Chinese imperial rite of sacrificing to Heaven at the Southern Suburb on the winter solstice and to Earth at the Northern Suburb...

Ying Hui — Taoist Deity Procession in Chinese Folk Festival 迎会

Ying Hui — Taoist Deity Procession in Chinese F...

Paul Peng

Ying Hui (迎会) is the ancient Chinese folk ritual of welcoming deities through community processions during spring temple festivals, integrating Zhengyi liturgy with territorial blessing rites.

Ying Hui — Taoist Deity Procession in Chinese F...

Paul Peng

Ying Hui (迎会) is the ancient Chinese folk ritual of welcoming deities through community processions during spring temple festivals, integrating Zhengyi liturgy with territorial blessing rites.

Xian Mu — Summer Horse Ceremony in Ancient Chinese Ritual 先牧

Xian Mu — Summer Horse Ceremony in Ancient Chin...

Paul Peng

Xian Mu (先牧) is the summer horse sacrifice of ancient China, honoring the mythic First Herdsman who first raised horses, combining ritual veneration with practical herd management in the Zhouli...

Xian Mu — Summer Horse Ceremony in Ancient Chin...

Paul Peng

Xian Mu (先牧) is the summer horse sacrifice of ancient China, honoring the mythic First Herdsman who first raised horses, combining ritual veneration with practical herd management in the Zhouli...