Taoism invented tofu, gunpowder, Taoist medicine, and what else do you know?

China's Four Great Inventions are closely related to Taoism. Among them, gunpowder, printing and the compass were all inspired by Taoism. Gunpowder was discovered by Taoist priests in the process of alchemy. Compass-type instruments first appeared during the Tang Dynasty, when they were probably used to read feng shui for mansions. And printing was because of the engraving technique used by Taoist priests in making Tang books. And then there is the well-known traditional Chinese medicine, where many famous doctors were Taoist priests, which shows the deep influence of Taoism on Chinese medicine.

Secondly smelting techniques are also related to Taoism as well. Taoist priests would also try to smelt metals such as copper mirrors, iron swords and other metals in the process of making pills, doing a lot of work to purify the metals. Taoism would also make machinery, because Taoism has the dream of the sword as a foundation, often overcome the difficulties to make flying machinery, it is said that the made machinery, can make people fly to the Forbidden City to go to the afternoon gate. Taoism promotes a light diet and the concept of nourishment. For Taoists, it is believed that eating light is good for one's health, and on top of that, tofu was also invented by Taoism.

Also, there were bad Taoist inventions, such as the use of talismanic water to cure sick people, and the taking of elixirs to make people ascend. But in fact this is not the case, drinking talismanic water tends to make people have diarrhea. And the elixir contains heavy metals, if you eat too much of it, you will easily be poisoned and die.

Confucianism and Faism are more focused on ideological rule, which can help the emperor to stabilize a country. More than Confucianism and Faism, Taoism is more action-oriented, focusing on creativity and invention, without Taoism, such as the four great inventions, traditional Chinese medicine, bean curd, mechanical engineering, and metallurgy would have been delayed. The credit for Taoism is indelible. We need to cultivate their ability to think and create on their own initiative, so that the whole society can continue to innovate and make more progress.