Zhu Taozhui(朱桃椭): The Tang Hermit Who Never Spo...
Zhu Taozhui wove straw sandals and left them on a mountain path. Passersby took the sandals and left rice in their place. He collected what they left. He never spoke...
Zhu Taozhui(朱桃椭): The Tang Hermit Who Never Spo...
Zhu Taozhui wove straw sandals and left them on a mountain path. Passersby took the sandals and left rice in their place. He collected what they left. He never spoke...
Figures of Taoism: Yao Chong 姚崇
Yao Chong (650–721), Tang statesman and Daoist, governed with humility and integrity. He embraced "knowing when to stop," fearing pride and wealth. Advocating quietude,integrity, and frugality, he became a model...
Figures of Taoism: Yao Chong 姚崇
Yao Chong (650–721), Tang statesman and Daoist, governed with humility and integrity. He embraced "knowing when to stop," fearing pride and wealth. Advocating quietude,integrity, and frugality, he became a model...
Xu Hui(徐惠): The Concubine Who Lectured an Emperor
Xu Hui was twenty-three years old, a junior consort in the Tang imperial harem. She wrote a memorial to Emperor Taizong quoting Laozi, telling him his wars were unjust and...
Xu Hui(徐惠): The Concubine Who Lectured an Emperor
Xu Hui was twenty-three years old, a junior consort in the Tang imperial harem. She wrote a memorial to Emperor Taizong quoting Laozi, telling him his wars were unjust and...
Wei Guiren(魏归仁): The Friend Who Told a Chancell...
Wei Guiren held no high office and left behind a single text: the Ode to Leisurely Residence. His friend was Zhang Shuo, one of the great chancellors of the Tang....
Wei Guiren(魏归仁): The Friend Who Told a Chancell...
Wei Guiren held no high office and left behind a single text: the Ode to Leisurely Residence. His friend was Zhang Shuo, one of the great chancellors of the Tang....
Figures of Taoism: Wang Bo 王勃
Wang Bo (650–676), a leading "Four Paragons" poet, fused Daoist freedom, Confucian duty, and Buddhist emptiness. He championed transcending worldly distinctions through nature, while embracing cosmic dynamics, leaving a rich...
Figures of Taoism: Wang Bo 王勃
Wang Bo (650–676), a leading "Four Paragons" poet, fused Daoist freedom, Confucian duty, and Buddhist emptiness. He championed transcending worldly distinctions through nature, while embracing cosmic dynamics, leaving a rich...
Liu Ze(柳泽): The Censor Who Used Laozi to Fight ...
Liu Ze was a mid-ranking Tang censor with no army, no faction, and no family connections to the throne. His weapon was the Tao Te Ching. He quoted Laozi to...
Liu Ze(柳泽): The Censor Who Used Laozi to Fight ...
Liu Ze was a mid-ranking Tang censor with no army, no faction, and no family connections to the throne. His weapon was the Tao Te Ching. He quoted Laozi to...