What is Daoist art？This is a question open for different interpretations. The Daoist arts as we define in this book refer to the artistic works with evangelic motivation and the artistic works inspired by Daoist thoughts and imaginations.The arts are a form of social thought and are flection of social reality. As different ideas are represented in the arts，its expressions are rich and colorful. And its expressions take many forms，such as statues，paintings and dramas.Religion and arts have much in common. Like arts， religionis are flection of social thought. Religion and arts borrow from each other and penetrat einto eachother. In the developmen to farts and religion，the irmutual influence can be easily discerned.
ChapterOne：ThePalacesforImmortals-ArchitecturalArtsofDaoistBuildings
12SectionOne：TheOriginsandFunctionsofDaoistBuildings
16SectionTwo：ArchitecturalThoughtsbehindDaoistBuildings
24SectionThree：TheStructureandSpecificationsofDaoistBuildings
42SectionFour：DaoistBuildingsandGardens
48SectionFive：FamousDaoistTemplesinExistenceToday
ChapterTwo：ThePartyofImmortals-ColorfulDaoistStatues
58SectionOne：TheOriginofDaoistStatuesandEarlyDaoistStatues
62SectionTwo：TheDaoistStatuesintheSuiandTangDynasties
66SectionThree：TheDaoistStatuesfromtheSongDynastytotheJinDynasty
72SectionFour：TheDaoistStatuesintheMingand0ingDynasties
ChapterThree：TheProcessionoftheImmortalsPayingHomagetotheOne-SplendidDaoistWallPaintingsandWater-landServicePaintings
84SectionOne：DaoistWallPaintings
102SectionTwo：DaoistWater-landServicePaintings
ChapterFour：TheDaoFollowsWhatisNaturallySo-RemarkableLiteratiPaintingswithDaoistMotifsandthePaintingsbyDaoists
108SectionOne：TheStyleofAncientPaintingsfromtheOinDynastytotheTangDynasty
114SectionTwo：TheStyleofEremitismintheSongDynasty
122SectionThree：TheStyleofMysticismintheJinandYuanDynasties
128SectionFour：TheStyleunderAbsolutismintheMingandQingDynasties
ChapterFive：Immortals'TalentShow-TheTuneofHeaven-DaoistMusic
138SectionOne：TheOriginofDaoistMusicandItsDevelopment
148SectionTwo：FeaturesofDaoistMusic
154SectionThree：DaoistDrama
ChapterSix：DaoistLiterature
162SectionOne：DaoistPoetry
164SectionTwo：DaoistHagiographiesandFictions
168SectionThree：DaoistProseWritings
172ConcludingRemarks