Taoist Thoughts In Moment In Peking

Lin Yutang is a master of Chinese culture,having a thorough knowledge of Confucianism,Taoism and Buddhism,of which he most respected is Taoism.He used to think of life from Taoist perspective.Lin Yutang's English novel,Moment in Peking,embodies the thought of Taoism lying in spiritual detachment,do-nothing and heaven cycle of destiny,by an analysis of Yao Mulan and Yao Sian which are characterization of Taoism.This paper mainly emplores Taoism in Moment in Peking,analyzing how Taoism be reflected in the English novel,which was created by the background of Chinese society,and output of Taoist by acceptance of Western readers.The whole text includes four parts,the ideal personality of Taoism through an analysis of Yao Mulan and Yao Sian,fate concept of Taoism through an analysis of details in death,realm views of Taoism by an analysis of the way how characters treat the nature,and further for in-depth interpretation of the practical significance of Taoism.