Taoism to Early China

Taoist texts help greatly, it deepens our understanding of early Chinese history. Today we looked a article called "Reconstructing Taoism's transformation in China". Taoism explains and shows another aspect of Chinese society that you can't get from the "zhengshi", or "official stories". Allowing a different perspective and part of the ancient civilization, which wasn't a 'modified' version of the emperors's certified history. For instance, early history sheds light on China as a whole. China has never had a alternate political system other than a Emperor, which was the model for over 2,000 years. However, the early history of Taoism differs. It is a theocracy based around heavenly masters. The celestial master was supposed to establish a new political structure, the "Great Peace", where every individual was treated fairly. Giving an alternative to the norm of Confucianism.