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
