What is the current situation of Huashan School (a branch of Chen Tuan)?

A Taoist school of Chen Tuan, a Taoist priest in the Northern Song Dynasty. In 999, Daochang, the disciple of bodhi ancestor in Chen Tuan, was formally established, and the old Huashan Sect was also called (Chen's Kanyu Sect). In the continuation of Taoist thought, this school combines the thoughts of Neo-Confucianism, inaction, loyalty and filial piety of Chen Tuan's nine hexagrams. Its purpose is: unite and lead the national Taoist believers to love their country and religion, support the leadership of the China Communist Party and the socialist system, set up Taoist undertakings, carry forward Taoist teachings, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the Taoist community; Spread Taoist culture, carry forward fine traditions, and 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 play to the positive role of Taoism in building a harmonious society and promoting economic and social development, and make contributions to maintaining religious harmony, national unity, social harmony, motherland reunification and world peace. Since its establishment, the Old Huashan School has inherited the leaders of17th generation, and Chen is the current leader of18th generation. Many talents of the Old Huashan School have made outstanding contributions to the traditional Taoism in China. The main representatives are Shao Yong, Chen Jingyuan, Zhu, Hao Cheng, Cheng Yi and Chen.

According to the Biography of Chen Tuan in Song Dynasty, Chen Tuan, a famous butcher, was a whirlwind. People from Zhenyuan, Bozhou (or Anyue, Sichuan). Changxing (930-933), a young Confucian scholar in the late Tang Dynasty, lived in seclusion in Jiushiyan, Wudang Mountain, and later moved to yuntaiguan, Huashan and Hua Shao to study in Shishi. Make friends with hermits like Richie and Lv Dongbin. In the third year (956), Zhou Xiande was called to Beijing to inquire about the technique of soaring to yellow and white. Sejong ordered him to be a physician, but he refused to accept it. Song Taizong Taiping Xingguo (976-984) was also called to Beijing, and was greatly respected by Emperor Taizong, who was named "Mr. Yi Xi". According to legend, he died at 100. Chen Tuan is good at the Book of Changes, and has written Infinite Map, Congenital Map and Yi Long Map. His thought of the Book of Changes had a great influence on Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty. He is also a practitioner and theorist of Inner alchemy, and his theory of Inner alchemy laid the foundation of various schools of Inner alchemy in Song and Yuan Dynasties. He had disciples, but he didn't start Taoism. The Collection of Zhu Zhen Teachers' Collections contains the Taoist school with him as its ancestor, that is, the Old Huashan School founded by later generations. When it was established, it was difficult to test.