What are the schools of Taoism?

Taoism is known as "Taoism", and its doctrine is centered on "Tao" or "morality", which holds that all things in heaven and earth are derived from Tao, and that society and life should be governed by Taoism. "It believes that all things in heaven and earth are derived from the Tao, and that society and life should follow the Tao and return to nature in the end. The main sects of Taoism are:

-The founder of Taiping Tao was Zhang Jiao, a native of Jiao Lu, Hebei province, who called himself the "Great Wise Master" and sent eight disciples to various places to propagate his teachings and prepare for the Taiping Taoist Uprising.

-The predecessor of Zheng Yi Dao was the Wu Dou Mi Dao (五斗米道) which emerged at the end of the Han Dynasty. It was organized in a strict manner, with the Tian Shi (天师) as the supreme leader, the Zhi Shi (天治) as the official of each Zhi Shi (各治) and the Sacrifice Wine (祭酒) as the chief of the congregation of the Dao of Faith.

--Superior Ching Sect, Tao Hongjing and his disciples operated in Maoshan for several decades, thus making Maoshan the center of the Superior Ching Sect, which is also known as the "Maoshan Sect" in later times.

--New Taoism. Tai Dao Dao, Da Dao Dao and the subsequent Quan Zhen Dao were all founded in the early Jin Dynasty, and are known as the "New Taoism".

--Wang Chongyang, the founder of Quanzhen Dao, dug a hole at the age of seven in the village of Nanshi, on the South Mountain of Zhongnan Mountain, and called himself the "Tomb of the Living Dead".

--The Fu School of Taoism, long on jiao-festival rituals, was at its peak during the Tang Dynasty. The main Fu? sects are Shangqing, Lingbao, Zhengyi, Shenxiao, Qingwei and so on.