What influence does Tao Te Ching have on China's traditional culture?

Tao Te Ching is a work written by Laozi during the Spring and Autumn Period in China, which has an unparalleled influence on China and even the world. It is highly praised by thinkers of all ages. Laozi's Tao Te Ching is the first book in traditional culture, which, like the Western Bible, guides the birth of other ideas and the development of the country. Therefore, the influence of Tao Te Ching on traditional culture is that traditional culture develops in the context of Tao Te Ching, which is the first of its kind.

First, the relationship between trees and roots In my opinion, if traditional culture is compared to a thriving tree, then the Tao Te Ching is the root of the tree and the source of all nutrition. Why do you say that? Because every school will take Tao Te Ching as a reference and be influenced by the thought of Tao Te Ching. The Chinese Medicine Association regards the Tao Te Ching as the highest-level book for health preservation, among which the Huangdi Neijing expounds the relationship between man and heaven and earth. Hundred schools of thought's thought in pre-Qin period was also influenced by Tao Te Ching. Among them, there are 19 quotations from Laozi in Zhuangzi.

Second, I have mastered the essence of thought. During the Zhou Dynasty, I sorted out and read all the books in the library at that time, systematically grasped the essence of Tao and realized a set of basic laws of natural, social and human development. Become a thinker and philosopher with extraordinary ideological realm. Therefore, Laozi's thought deeply influenced the contention of a hundred schools of thought in the Spring and Autumn Period. In Confucianism and Taoism, Laozi is regarded as the general figure of the originator. Confucius asked Lao Tzu for advice many times and was deeply impressed by Lao Tzu's thoughts. Moreover, Lao Zi's thoughts have deeply influenced foreign cultures, and made China's traditional culture last forever.

Third, leading the world civilization To sum up, regarding the influence of Tao Te Ching on China's traditional culture, it can be said that China's traditional culture has a long history because of the existence of Tao Te Ching. After the reform and opening up, only by regaining the excellent traditional Chinese culture can we build up the strong self-confidence of the Chinese nation and bring people a happy and beautiful life.