THE TAO TE CHING has been a treasure through the ages to many Chinese artists, including poets, painters, calligraphers, and even gardeners have used it as a source of inspiration, not to mention countless readers. Its strong influence has also spread widely outside East Asia, aided by hundreds of translations into Western languages.
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Gia-Fu Feng was prominent as both an English translator (with his wife, Jane English) of Daoist classics and a Daoist teacher in the United States.
Laozi (Lao Tzu), chinese philosopher, was a native of Chu, a southern state in the Zhou dynasty. His birth and death dates are uncertain. He is considered to be the founder of Taoism. According to legend, he set out on a journey to leave China. At the border, he was asked by a border guard to record his teachings. These teachings were compiled into what we know as the Tao-te-Ching, translated Classic of the Way and Virtue.
