How Taoist texts can help us better understand Chinese history.

Taoism is a very unique religion that we read about today in class. Taoism can deepen our understanding of Chinese history because the Taoist canon can be used as an alternative history which expands on early Chinese history because it was an aspect that was not recorded in the emperors official history. This is very interesting because Taoism is a very unique religion. It is not similar to any other religions. Taoism is one of the only philosophical teaching in all of China. It shows a part of Chinese history that is not usually taught or even talked about. Their different beliefs really helped us better understand early Chinese history.