Modern Taoism Culture Of China

From the intermediate stage of the Ming Dynasty to the last years of the Qing Dynasty,because of despotism, many kinds of theories were in decline, Taoism also moved towardsfeebly from stagnates. The special social environment also forced the Chinese traditionTaoism to fell into the unprecedented difficult position in modern times. In modern times, thewar disaster was continuous, the western religion and the scientific culture spread unceasingly,"The temple produces encourages education" circumstances were strong, the New CultureMovement advocated the democracy and the science and developed rapidly, these allseriously threatened Taoism survival and the biography spread out. The modern Taoismorganization was on the decline day after day. The religious doctrine had not developed. Thetaoist priest did not know Neo-Confucianism.Taoism was gradually secularized, became the cultural shape which the folk most loved.Taoism still had the massive followers, some Taoism followers manifested the socialhumanities characteristic of "the Confucian becomes a lay priest". The populace resist, inmodern times, many times all had close relation with Taoism culture, such as TaipingHeavenly Kingdom movement and the Boxer Movement.Facing the modern China society's exhausted aspect, the man of insight started toreconsider the China traditional culture, advocated abandoning the disease of traditionalculture, promoted with great effort "governs of very practical use" studying, started toillustrate tradition classics by the thought of "governs of very practical use". "The Dao DeJing" received people's again understanding and the further theory excavates. Some peoplesuggested to government country with ethics enlightenment, emphasized the societyenlightenment function of "The Dao De Jing".Taoism must be geared to the needs of modernization and the world, must profit from thereasonable factor of the western culture, develop the good and discard the bad. Taoism allalong has the cultural characteristic which swallows anything and everything uncritically,Taoism unceasingly fused the Confucian, Buddha unceasingly, even Christianity culture.Modern Taoism started to study the western religious system, and improved own organizationsystem, established the social philanthropy, enhanced the society affects of Taoism. Taoismcultural theory system attempted to absorb the western scientific thought and the scientificachievement, in order to mediate the contradiction between Taoism and science. When thecountries contradictory was exceptionally intense, Taoism lifted up the nationalism flag,opposed the economic and the cultural aggression of the west capitalist countries, publicizedthe positive life manner of Taoism, in order to realize nationality's helping oneself andnationality's revival.The modern social culture environment had cleared away the traditional Taoism culture.Facing the danger that the traditional culture was abandoned by many people, Taoism wasurged to make relation with the modern civilization. Modern times was the turning point thatTaoism moves towards modern by the tradition. Taoism although did not have been reformed,but the new change of Taoism had indicated the development direction. And The Taoismphilosophy has prepared the condition for the innovation of Taoism theory.