8. Daoism and Modern China

Source 1

Chinese poster of the Cultural Revolution

Scatter the old world, build a new world
Designer unknown
Ca. 1967
Size: 37x26 cm.
Call number: BG D29/184 (IISH collection)
Courtesy of chineseposters.net

A Chinese poster dating to the years of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1968). It portraits a Red Guard (a young paramilitary movement) destroying, among others, religious symbols.

Source 2

A Daoist Ceremony

A video of the Luo Tian Da Jiao (Great Ritual Offerings to the All-Embracing Heaven), whose origin dates back to the Tang Dynasty (618-906), performed in Hong Kong in November 2007. Filmed and commentated by Prof. James Miller, one of the leading expert in the field of Daoism.

Video and comment by Prof. James Miller Courtesy of Prof. James Miller

Source 3

People practicing Qigong in Beijing

A group of people in Beijing doing Qigong (excercise for the Qi energy), a widespread practice among modern Daoists and Chinese people as well.

Retrieved in http://worldtaichiday.org/AZCHINA.html (02/09/2014).