| Taoism is a Chinese traditional religion which takes "Dao"as the highest belief, Its creation has a long history, itseffect can go back to ancient times. Hunan is a Chinese inlandprovince, whose Taoists,Taoism culture has the distinct localcharacteristics and nationalism. Taoism's spreading to Hunanwas owing to material conditions such as geography,ecology,product and so on, and the Wu culture, FangXianDao culture,Huanglao thought was also its cultural origin and thoughtfoundation. Taoism entered Hunan since the end of East HanDynasty, it sprang up step by step and developed slowly. DuringWei Jin Southern and Northern Dynasties, Taoism was alreadybrilliant. There were many famous Taoists and Taoist temples,Taoism thought immediately produced a great influence onliterati and officialdom. From the relation of Taoism and Hunanarea culture, it can be seen that there is some Taoism trailin folk custom, literature and art of Hunan area.The main body of this paper is allotted for three parts:Partâ… is a foreword" Summarize the current studyingsituation in domestic and foreign, some solving problem andtheory of method, innovation place and theory and practicesignificance.Partâ…¡is text: Taoism's spreading to Hunan had bothobjective, material conditions and subjective thought basis,its development was manifested through the Taoists, Taoisttemple, route stratum. Therefore, at first, the paper formulatesthe causes of Taoism emerging and analysis the geographicalfeature, history and thought condition in Hunan; secondly, introduces Taoism's development in Wei Jin Southern andNorthern Dynasties which covers Taoists, Taoist temples andtheir influence; at last, the paper elaborates Taoism'sinfluence to Hunan area culture and its precious inheritanceto descendants.Partâ…¢is concluding remarks: As a long-history socialphenomenon, Taoism has a profound and great effect on people'slife. This part sum up the historical significance of Taoism'scoming into Hunan and offer its practical significance. |