A Research On The Taoist Culture Geography In Eastern Region Of Gansu Province During Historical Period

Taoist derived from Chinese native culture. It is a kind of religion withnationality and regionalism character. Taoist have made an extensive and profoundeffect on Chinese culture,Chinese history,Chinese custom and the psychologicalhabitats of Chinese people. In the process of the production of the Taoist,It mingledwith Confucianism,Buddhism and Yin-Yang and five elements. So Taoist hold onsignificant position in Chinese traditional culture. Taoist of eastern GanSu provincethat had played a key part on the process of the production of the Taoist occupiedimportant position on the history of Taoist.The target of this paper is study Taoist of the eastern GanSu province whosedevelopment is owe to natural and humanity factors, as well as social and historicalbackground. It analyses the secularization tend of the Taoist in GanSu province, anddistribution range along with process and trait of the rapid progress of the Taoist. Atthe same time, the paper states the peculiar culture of the famous Kontong Mountainand the queen mother house, the process of site selection and stone tablet, on the basisof which, it discusses the influence of the Taoist in the eastern Gansu province thatextents over the mainland and Taiwan, even to overseas.The paper emphasis the interaction effect between the geographical environmentand Taoist culture by the means of The literature research, on-the-spot investigation,comprehensive analysis and subdistricts compare in the angle of historical geography.Taoist is compatible with Buddhism and Confucianism in the development process. Itis common to see that Buddhist temple and Taoist temple exist side by side.Taoist,Buddhism and Confucianism get huge development in the period of Ming andQing dynasty. The feature of Taoist in eastern region of Gansu province is civilian andsecularization.