The Taosidency© is a social initiative established in Beijing in 2017 by the Center of Culture Creatives & Adverts, building on the “RuralMix” life-art movement that began in 2007. Its name joins “Tao” with “residency” — an invitation to dwell in the Dao within contemporary life, rather than leave it in the study or the mountains. Taking contemporary art practice as its method of exchange, the Project carries the life-art of Daoism — following nature, the unity of heaven and humaniiy, the harmony of yin and yang — into the social evolution of modern civilization, redressing the humanistic imbalance left by a Western-led world system. Through rural ecosystems, seasonal exhibitions, digital platforms, artist residencies and creative incubation, it supports creators and international cultural dialogue, seeking not to replace the modern world but to complement it with Eastern wisdom — planting a sustainable “experimental field” where civilization can grow toward a higher, more balanced stage of development.
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