What is the current situation of the Huashan Sect (Chen Tuan’s lineage)?
A Taoist sect whose ancestor was Northern Song Taoist Chen Tuan. Formally established in 999 AD by Taoist Master Chen Tafa, a disciple of Chen Tuan, the Lao Huashan Sect is also known as the Chen Kanyu Sect. While continuing Taoist thought, the sect also integrates Chen Tuan's Nine Trigrams Neo-Confucianism, Wuwei Nature, and Wuwei Nature. The idea of loyalty and filial piety is unique. Its purpose is to unite and lead Taoists across the country to love their country and religion, support the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the socialist system, establish Taoist undertakings, promote Taoist teachings, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the Taoist community; spread Taoist culture and carry forward fine traditions, Promote the adaptation of Taoism to socialist society; actively participate in the construction of socialist material civilization, political civilization, spiritual civilization and ecological civilization, give full play to Taoism's positive role in building a harmonious society and promoting economic and social development, and maintain religious harmony, national unity, To contribute to social harmony, motherland reunification and world peace. The Lao Huashan Sect (Chen Shi Kanyu) has had 17 generations of leaders since its establishment. Chen Xianjin is the current 18th generation leader. Talents of the Lao Huashan Sect have made outstanding contributions to traditional Chinese Taoism in large numbers, mainly Representatives: Chen Tafa, Shao Yong, Chen Jingyuan, Zhu Xi, Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, Chen Xianjin.
According to the "History of the Song Dynasty: Biography of Chen Tuan": Chen Tuan, whose courtesy name was Tunan, also called himself Fuyaozi. A native of Zhenyuan, Bozhou (or a native of Anyue, Sichuan). He was a young Confucian. During the Changxing period of the later Tang Dynasty (930-933), he was not selected as a Jinshi, so he lived in seclusion at Jiushiyan in Wudang Mountain. Later, he moved to Yuntai Temple and Shaohua Shishi in Huashan Mountain to practice Taoism. Befriended the hermits Li Qi, Lu Dongbin and others. In the third year of Xiande of the Later Zhou Dynasty (956), he was called to Beijing to ask about the art of ascending to Huangbai. Emperor Shizong ordered him to admonish the officials, but he refused. During the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty (976-984), he was summoned to Beijing. He was highly respected by Emperor Taizong and was given the title "Mr. Xiyi". According to legend, he died at the age of more than a hundred years. Chen Tuan is good at "Yi" and has written "Wuji Diagram", "Xiantian Diagram", "Yi Long Diagram", etc. His thoughts on "Yi" had a great influence on Song Dynasty scholars. He was also a practitioner and theorist of inner alchemy, and his inner alchemy theory laid the foundation for the various schools of inner alchemy in the Song and Yuan dynasties. He has disciples, but he has not started a Taoist sect. The "General Register of Zhuzhen Sects" records that the Taoist sect with him as its ancestor was named Laohuashan Sect, which was founded by later generations. It is difficult to determine when it was founded.