Sacred mountain hosts Taoism talks

The fifth International Daoist Forum held on Maoshan Mountain, Jiangsu province, will promote the wisdom of Taoism in areas such as healthy living, moral education, cultural dissemination and international exchanges, the organizer said.

The two-day forum, which got underway on Sunday, will help to enhance communication between Taoist communities on the Chinese mainland and those in other regions, including Hong Kong, Macao and abroad, it added.

Taoism, also spelled as Daoism, is an indigenous philosophical religion originating in China. It teaches people to balance yin and yang — the positive and negative — and other opposites, as well as go with the flow and live in harmony with the Tao, which means "the Path" or "the Way". This philosophy has fascinated and inspired people not only in China, but around the world.