What was Taoism doing during the Anti-Japanese War?

Anyone who has studied world history knows that there are three major religions in the world: Buddhism, Christianity and Islam. The so-called religion is a belief among people of all ethnic groups.

The Chinese nation has a long history of five thousand years. In this long history, a native religion has emerged? Taoism. Taoism? Tao? As the highest belief, it is also one of the five major religions in the world. It was formed on the basis of China's ancient concept of worship of ghosts and gods, Huang Laodao's theory and the inheritance of immortal magic since the Warring States Period. Taoism was first founded by Zhang Daoling in the Eastern Han Dynasty, with a history of 1800 years.

As we know, Lao Zi and Zhuangzi are both representatives of Taoism, and they both advocate the idea of harmony and natural Taoism. Slowly, this idea was passed down by Taoist believers. It is passed down in the form of living in the deep mountains, not stepping into the secular world, not going down the mountain and not entering the dust.

Although Taoism insists on its own ideas, it does not go down the mountain or into the dust. However, when there are some special circumstances and the country is in danger, these ideas seem insignificant. For example, during the Anti-Japanese War in China, Taoist priests were full of blood, devoted themselves to serving the country, and took the initiative to join the ranks of the Anti-Japanese War to save the country, which also made great contributions.

We also know that when the nation is in danger, these Taoists can walk out of the mountains and step into the world, pick up pistols and put down dust and swords. So, what did these Taoists do?

It turns out that during the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, there was a Taoist representative named Li Daochang Tong Yuan, who was a soldier. However, in the troubled times when warlords were fighting, Li Daochang saw through the secular world and became a Taoist priest, devoting himself to practicing in Qipaituo Taoist Temple in Langya Mountain, yi county.

Because of Li Daochang's devotion to spiritual practice, he kept the Taoist temple in good order. In addition, Li Daochang was kind, and since then he has spread among the people at the foot of the mountain, making Taoist incense very strong. Later, Wang Daochang was worshipped as a teacher, and Wang Daochang gave him a name: Li, and then he became the 19th generation disciple of Tianlongmen in Dojo.

1937 in the lugouqiao incident, Yixian, where Li Daochang was located, became the key area of Japanese army's sweeping, and almost all the places where the Japanese army passed were in a terrible state.

Li Daochang is a man who knows the importance and reasons. He knows that there is a country before there is a home. At this time, Li Daochang did not hesitate to stand out and called on Taoist Quanguan to follow him to save the country and join the fight against Japan and save the country.

Li Daochang stayed in Yixian for a long time, so he knew the natural environment and terrain like the back of his hand. He took the initiative to explore the terrain, under the cover of his Taoist temple, helped to treat the wounded soldiers and hid food, which played a great role in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

In addition, we are very familiar with the story of the Five Strong Men in Langya Mountain, in which two strong men, Song Xueyi and Ge Zhenlin, were rescued by Li Daochang. Knowing that Li Daochang had done many things against them, the Japanese army launched a crazy revenge on Li Daochang and his Taoist temple.

Of course, Taoist disciples did not have as many weapons and manpower as the Japanese, so they died and Taoist temples were burned by the Japanese. Li Daochang was very sad to see that his years of hard work went down the drain and his disciples were hurt.

Li Daochang suffered great losses in this incident. Although the Taoist temple can be rebuilt without it, his dead disciple will never come back. After helping many of his disciples look after it, Li Daochang decided to leave here and travel alone.

Through the above deeds, we can know that from the September 18th Incident to the victory of 1945 in the Anti-Japanese War, more and more Taoist disciples devoted themselves to the Anti-Japanese War. When the country is in danger, they can bravely stand up and return to the mountains when the country is safe and strong. This is worthy of admiration by the world. Maybe Taoism? Doing nothing? That's the idea!