INTERNATIONAL TAO CULTURE ASSOCIATION
2025-06-08 Sunday 农历五月十三
Wei Huacun
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     Wei Huacun (252- 334) was a female Taoist priest in the Jin Dynasty. Zi Xian 'an. A native of Rencheng (now within the territory of Jining City, Shandong Province). The daughter of Situ Wei Shu. Having read extensively and mastered the Five Classics of Confucianism, he is particularly fond of Laozi and Zhuangzi. He often practices guiding exercises, breathing techniques and takes medicine, hoping to become a hermit and achieve immortality, thus fulfilling his wish. Her parents will not ALLOW, IN HER 24 YEARS OLD FORCED TO MARRY TaiBAO  Nanyang Liu Wen (courtesy name Yanyou). Liu Wen was appointed as the magistrate of Xiuwu (now in Henan Province), and Wei Huacun accompanied him to his post. They had two sons. Later, he moved away and lived a vegetarian life for many years, practicing Taoism. He extensively collected Taoist divine books and secret manuals and once served as the sacrificial wine for the Heavenly Master Taoist. She was bestowed the "Way of Divine Truth" by the Immortal Wang Bao of Qingxu and others, and the Immortal Jinglin once taught her the "Yellow Court Classic". Later, she was honored as the first master of the Shangqing School of Taoism and was known as "Lady Nanyue". The "Collected Essentials of the Taoist Canon" in the Diji collection includes three volumes of the "Yuanshi Dadong Jade Classic", one volume of the "Yuanshi Dadong Jade Classic Commentary on Twelve Meanings", one volume of the "Dadong Jade Classic Altar Ritual", and one volume of the "General Treatise", all of which are titled as Commentaries by Wei Huacun.