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As we all know, Zhang Daoling is the founder of Taoism in China, and his life is full of magical colors. In fact, many people will confuse Taoism with Taoist thought. They think that Laozi is the founder of Taoism. In fact, this statement is very inaccurate. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Laozi founded Taoism and was the founder of the Taoist school. But as a scholar, Taoism was really founded by Zhang Daoling alone, and he was a sect that innovated on the basis of Laozi's Taoist thought. To some extent, Lao Zi is actually the master of Taoist Shi Tian Zhang Daoling.

Actually, Zhang Daoling is not his real name. Real name is Zhang Ling, from Fengyi County in the Eastern Han Dynasty. In Gufengyi, which is now Fengxian County, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, Zhang Daoling's contribution and attainments in Taoism are unparalleled. It is said that Zhang Daoling is the eighth grandson of Sean, the founding minister of the Han Dynasty. In addition, Zhang Daoling's descendants are also excellent. Zhang Lu, a very famous separatist warlord in the late Han Dynasty, was the grandson of Zhang Daoling.

Zhang Daoling was gifted from an early age. I heard that his mother had a fetal dream before she got pregnant. In the dream, her mother saw the star of wisdom, so Zhang Daoling's intelligence was doomed. At the age of seven, he was able to recite Laozi's Tao Te Ching, and he could understand the Taoist thoughts in the Tao Te Ching well. With the growth of age, Zhang Daoling's academic achievements are getting higher and higher, even reaching the highest academic realm, so he decided to retire to the mountains and seek immortality.

During his seclusion in the mountains, Zhang Daoling has been concentrating on refining Dan medicine and studying the art of immortality. To this end, he also traveled all over the famous mountains in China, so there are many Taoist attractions related to Zhang Daoling. He has always admired Taoism? Ren? During his travels, he often treated the sick and helped the poor, who always respected Zhang Daoling. In fact, Zhang Daoling's saving his life helped him spread Taoism to a certain extent, so he recruited many Taoist disciples from all corners of the country.