Wikipedia's article on the history of Taoism, community-edited. States Zhang Daoling's 142 CE founding of the Way of the Celestial Masters, the movement's theocratic government in Sichuan, Cao Cao's 215 CE recognition of the school, Tang dynasty emperors claiming Laozi as ancestor and granting Taoism official status, the Cultural Revolution's 1966 to 1976 destruction of temples and forced laicization of clergy, and persecution stopping in 1979 with Taoists beginning to revive their traditions. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Community-edited reference page, tier 3. Used for Taoism's four homeland status changes, the 142 CE founding, Tang dynasty patronage, Cultural Revolution suppression, and the 1979 revival, all stated plainly in the article's own text. NotesUsed for Taoism's own Chinese homeland arc, founding to Tang patronage to Cultural Revolution suppression to revival, distinct from the tradition's existing Taiwan diaspora events.
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PublisherWikipedia
Publication Year2026
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Taoism
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Laozi, Figures This source names Laozi directly: "school, Tang dynasty emperors claiming Laozi as ancestor and granting Taoism official status, the Cultural Revolution's 1966 to 1976 destruction of temples and forced laicization of clergy, and..."
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This source names Sichuan directly: "movement's theocratic government in Sichuan, Cao Cao's 215 CE recognition of the school, Tang dynasty emperors claiming Laozi as ancestor and granting Taoism official status, the Cultural..."
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This source names Taoism directly: "Wikipedia's article on the history of Taoism, community-edited."
Source History of Taoism (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
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