The Tao is the supreme being, the cosmic principle from which all was created and to which all will return. This text discusses the movements, the masters, and the philosophy of a thousand-year-old set of beliefs that accompanied the birth of the first Chinese political and cultural communities and that is experiencing a renaissance in modern China.

Maurizio Scarpari teaches Classical Chinese at the Ca' Foscari University in Venice.

Attilio Andreini teaches Sinology at the Ca' Foscari University in Venice.