The Modern Significance Of Taoism's Though--The Traditional Explanation And Modern Reconstruction Of Lao Zi And Zhuang Zi's Thought

Taoism's thought is the most important school of thought in the history of China. Lao zi and zhuang zi's outlook is the kernel of Taoism's. Aiming at probing the secrets of the universe, the essence of things and the true meaning of life, Lao zi and zhuang zi 's thoughts are broad and profound. Their Charming philosophy affords us valuable ideas as well as salutary lessons, frees human minds from great social pressure and leads human minds to tranquility and enrichment.However, Taoism's thought has always been considered negative and short of Confucianism's positive and enterprising spirit. This opinion is a prejudice against Taoism's thought. Compared with Confucianism's thought, Taoism's thought is a more inherent and active spirit mainstay of Chinese traditional thought. The paper try to explain Taoism's responsible kernel, so as to demonstrate Taoism's thought is more suitable to the development of life. It offers the solid foundation of world view to life being, emphasizes the eternity of the world's movement. We should deeply study the positive meaning of Taoism's thought, thus we can promote the development of modern china.