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Daoist art/sculpture

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Underlying the universe, Dao is a force strongly bonded to nature. Helps bring natural order.

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No good without bad, no pretty without ugly, no pleasure without pain. Daoists believe good and bad are connected, so they try to accept both.

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Although Confucianism was the official belief system in the Han dynasty, Daoist beliefs were also present. This means they made fewer laws and fought fewer wars. Some also followed the teachings and eliminated a heavy land tax on poor farmers.

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Women could serve alongside men. Dao was often referred to as “Mother of nature”and ideals considered feminine at eh time were in place.

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Daoists believed that striving for power or wealth was unnatural. He taught that people can gain peace and happiness by becoming one with the Dao. The Dao is a universal force connected to nature that creates order for all things. He taught that people should see themselves as part of nature. He believed people should accept the way things are.

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Yin is associated with femininity an Yang with masculinity. Daoism taught that harmony comes from balancing these opposite forces of nature.

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Founder: Laozi