Chapters of the Chinese Taoist Association

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This is a list of chapters of the Chinese Taoist Association. There are several hundred local Taoist associations in China. The below is a listing of the most relevant provincial, municipal and city-level Chinese Taoist Association chapters. The general headquarters are based in Beijing, at the White Cloud Temple.

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[edit] Provincial chapters

  • Liaoning Taoist Association - since 1976 - headquarters at Supreme Clarity Temple, Shenyang
  • Gansu Taoist Association - since 1985 - headquarters at White Cloud Temple of Lanzhou
  • Hunan Taoist Association - since 1986 - headquarters at Triple Origin Temple, Nanyue Mountain
  • Shanxi Taoist Association - since 1986 - headquarters at Eight Immortals Temple, Xi'an
  • Henan Taoist Association - since 1987 - headquarters at Central Mountain Temple, Mount Song
  • Anhui Taoist Association - since 1991 - headquarters at King Yu Shrine, Mount Tu
  • Shandong Taoist Association - since 1992 - headquarters at Emerald Cloud Temple, Mount Tai
  • Sichuan Taoist Association - since 1962, dismantled during CR, resumed in 1993 - headquarters at Green Ram Temple, Chengdu
  • Jiangsu Taoist Association - since 1993 - headquarters at Mount Mao Temple, Mount Mao
  • Hubei Taoist Association - since 1993 - headquarters at Eternal Spring Temple, Wuhan
  • Guangdong Taoist Association - since 1994 - headquarters at Temple of Emptiness, Mount Luofu
  • Fujian Taoist Association - since 1997 - headquarters at Immortal Pei Shrine, Fuzhou
  • Hebei Taoist Association - since 1997 - headquarters in Shijiazhuang
  • Qinghai Taoist Association - since 1997 - headquarters at Earth Tower Temple, Xining
  • Zhejiang Taoist Association - since 1999 - headquarters at Embracing Simplicity Temple, Hangzhou

[edit] Municipal chapters

  • Shanghai Taoist Association - since 1956, dismantled during CR, resumed in 1985 - headquarters at White Cloud Temple of Shanghai
  • Chongqing Taoist Association - since 1998 - headquarters at Venerable Sovereign Grotto

[edit] Prefectural and city chapters

  • Guangzhou Taoist Association - seat: Triple Origin Temple of Guangzhou
  • Xi'an Taoist Association - seat: Eight Immortals Shrine
  • Hangzhou Taoist Association - seat: Embracing Simplicity Temple
  • Shenyang Taoist Association - seat: Supreme Clarity Temple
  • Chengdu Taoist Association - seat: Green Ram Temple
  • Wuhan Taoist Association - seat: Eternal Spring Temple
  • Fuzhoun Taoist Association - seat: Nine Immortals Shrine, Mount Yu
  • Suzhou Taoist Association - seat: Mysterious Sublimity Temple
  • Changsha Taoist Association - seat: Cloudy Mountain Temple, Mount Yuelu
  • Wenzhou Taoist Association - seat: Purple Cloud Temple of Wenzhou
  • Qingdao Taoist Association - seat: Supreme Clarity Temple of Qingdao

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