Dokument #1035841
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
Sources available to the DIRB in Ottawa do
not mention any religion designated by the term "Tien Tao."
However, "Tien tao" may be associated with Taoism (or Daoism), the
second most important stream of Chinese thought after Confucianism
(Worden 1988, 10). The principles and practices of Taoism are
observed mainly in the southern coastal provinces of China
(Country Reports 1991 1992, 822). The Chinese authorities
regard Taoism as an important contribution to the traditional
Chinese culture and will tolerate the observance of its rituals
inasmuch they do not conflict with the government efforts to
eradicate superstition (Ibid.). No further information is
currently available to the DIRB on the above mentioned topic.
Worden, Robert L., et al., ed.
1988. China: A Country Study. Library of Congress.
Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office.
Country Reports on Human Rights
Practices for 1991. 1992. U.S. Department of State. Washington:
Government Printing Office.