The pattern of the integrity of pluralism in China, basically formed since QinHan Dynasty, facilitates the fusion between Taoism and the religions of the minority nationalities in Southwest China. Nanzhao Regime in Yunnan province established around t...
The pattern of the integrity of pluralism in China, basically formed since QinHan Dynasty, facilitates the fusion between Taoism and the religions of the minority nationalities in Southwest China. Nanzhao Regime in Yunnan province established around the period of TangSong Dynasty, when Taoism has already spread among the minority nationalities in Southwest. The rite at Cangshan Mount Alliance between the rulers of Tang Dynasty and Nanzhao Regime in history offered sacrifices to the three supernatural beings in charge of sky, earth and water, which is similar to the Handwriting of Three Supernatural Beings of FiveDouRice Sect of Taoism. Dali Regime followed the Taoism tradition of Nanzhao Regime so that Taoism flourished at that time. The myth and deed created by NanzhaoDali Regime carries the historical facts of Taoism influence. The extant Weishan Sect of Taoism in Yun'nan can be traced back to Nanzhao Regime. The writer holds that the disseminating of Taoism in the minority nationalities in Southwest China relates to the longterm influence of Taoism on Chinese society and to the close economic and cultural interweaving among the ethnic groups.