Lao Zi and Taoism

Ni Hao! My name is Wei-Jin. Im here to tell you about Lao Zi and Taoism. Lao Zi was born in the spring-autumn period. He was supposedly an adult from birth. Hence his name, Lao Zi. It means Old Boy, so he was very mature at a young age. He was not the founder of Taoism, Zhang Daoling was in the 2nd century bc. Lao Zi is just a strong believer and basically the Zhang Daoling of that century. Tao means the way of the universe. He believed this was the best way for people to live. He also believed that people should be friends with nature rather than dominate it like we do. He doesnt like competition or ambition, he thinks its too disruptive. Taoism is full of never ending cycles. It was huge in the Han dynasty. By the 14th century, there were two main sects. The first- Self cultivation and immortality. The second- Charms and spells. It declined to be little followed by from 1368-1644 ad.