Wudang Taoist priests

The Taoist priests on Wudang are divided into two schools: the Quanzhen, and Zhengyi, the first one a vegetarian sect without wives or a husband; the second of which allows marriage and a normal way of life.

The rules for addressing a Taoist priest are not the same as those for colleagues or kinfolk,which are taboo. Usually, we call a male Taoist priest, Qian Tao, and a female priest, Kun Tao, or just Tao Zhang for either male or female.

Among Taoist priests of the same age, no matter what their gender or school, they call each other Taoist friend or Tao Zhang.

Elder Taoist prieststhere are addressedas Ye and the surname. For instance, if the priest's surname is Li, you can call him Li Ye. Some will attach the their work title and call them manager or chairman.

More than billion pilgrims come to Wudang annually and if it involves honest praying, then Wudang always makes it work out and satisfies people's desires. There are four common reasons for praying: asking for a child, where childless people ask Zhenwu for help; longevity, where Xuanwu is the god mainly in charge, and stood for immortality in the past; wealth, happiness, job promotion, and education; and finally for a cure for some disease, or safety, and a happy life, in which case you turn to Zhenwu.