Taoism is one of the two philosophical religions that originated in China. The number of people in he world who consider themselves Taoist are pretty small. About 30 million. The religion started in China around the sixth century B.C. The ideas that soon started in to a religion were created my Laozi. "Tao" means the way. Which is basically the main goal Taoists try to achieve.

The number of Taoists today are growing rapidly. Most Taoists today live in countries such as Korea Vietnam, Taiwan and Japan. Others live in western cities in Europe, Canada, and the U.S. . Taoist thought and philosophy can be found in almost every aspect of Chinese life.

Taoism began as a way of teaching around the sixth century B.C.E. Laozi or "old teacher" founded much of these teachings, and beliefs. People say that he lived "with out leaving any traces...