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itemprop="headline">Laozi and Zhang Daoling Charm</h1> <div class="byline small"> <span class="post_author_intro">by</span> <span class="post_author" itemprop="author">Gary Ashkenazy</span> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2011-10-30" /> <meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2020-12-11" /> <span class="post_date_intro">on</span> <span class="post_date" title="2011-10-30">October 30, 2011</span> </div> </div> <div class="post_content" itemprop="articleBody"> <p>The Chinese have been producing coin-shaped charms and amulets in a variety of themes for more than 2,000 years.  One of the most visually appealing types of charms involves scenes of people.</p> <p>Unfortunately, it is often difficult to interpret what historic or legendary scene is being presented.</p> <div style="width: 360px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" title="Laozi and Zhang Daoling Charm" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20350%20338'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Laozi and Zhang Daoling Charm" width="350" height="338" data-lazy-src="http://primaltrek.com/zhangdaolingobv.jpg"><noscript><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" title="Laozi and Zhang Daoling Charm" src="http://primaltrek.com/zhangdaolingobv.jpg" alt="Laozi and Zhang Daoling Charm" width="350" height="338"></noscript><p class="wp-caption-text">Laozi and Zhang Daoling Charm</p></div> <p><a href="http://www.tianxiahuaquan.com/discuz/viewthread.php?tid=158450###" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The charm</a> at the left is frequently referred to by Chinese collectors as a “boy under a pine tree” (松下童子) or a “boy worships an immortal” (童子拜仙人).</p> <p>More serious collectors, however, feel that the scene must be an event of special importance.</p> <p>The charm is believed to depict a meeting between Laozi (老子) and Zhang Daoling (张道陵).</p> <p>Laozi, the mystic founder of Daoism (Taoism) and the author of the Dao De Jing (道德经), is shown seated under a pine tree on the right.</p> <p>The “youth” on the left is Zhang Daoling who is clearly carrying a cane or staff.  The Chinese word for “cane” (<em>zhang</em> 杖) has the same pronunciation as the “Zhang” in Zhang Daoling’s name and, therefore, helps confirm his identify.</p> <p>Zhang Daoling spent a good part of his life seeking the secret of immortality and there are several symbols which help to reinforce the longevity theme of this charm.  Below the square hole are a <a href="https://primaltrek.com/impliedmeaning.html#crane" target="_blank" rel="noopener">crane</a> and a <a href="https://primaltrek.com/impliedmeaning.html#tortoise" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tortoise</a> facing Laozi.  Both are traditional symbols of longevity as is the <a href="https://primaltrek.com/impliedmeaning.html#pine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pine tree</a>.</p> <p>In the gap above the pine tree can be seen a full <a href="https://primaltrek.com/impliedmeaning.html#moon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">moon</a> where the “<a href="https://primaltrek.com/auspicious.html#moon_hare" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jade Rabbit</a>” lives and makes the “elixir of immortality”.</p> <p>According to Daoist accounts, Laozi appeared before Zhang Daoling on “Crane Cry Mountain” (<em>hemingshan</em> 鹤鸣山), in what is now Sichuan Province, in the year 142 AD and proclaimed him the “Celestial Master” who would deliver the people from the evils of the Han Dynasty.</p> <p>Zhang Daoling would subsequently establish the first organized Daoist religious sect known as the “Five Bushels of Rice” (<em>wudou mi dao</em> 五斗米道).</p> <div style="width: 360px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img decoding="async" title="Chinese Zodiac side of charm" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20350%20339'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Chinese Zodiac side of charm" width="350" height="339" 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indicate the four directions.  The other four clouds are at the protruding corners of the square hole.</p> <p>This charm is particularly well-made and probably dates from the Jin (金 1115-1234) or Yuan (元 1271-1368) dynasties.</p> <p>Another old charm portraying the meeting of Laozi and Zhang Daoling on “Crane Cry Mountain”, but with a different set of symbols, may be seen at <a href="https://primaltrek.com/daoist.html#Laozi_and_Zhang_Daoling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daoist Charms</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div id="comments"> <div class="comments_intro"><span class="bracket">{</span> <span class="num_comments">2</span> comments… <a href="#commentform" rel="nofollow">add one</a> <span class="bracket">}</span></div> <ul class="comment_list"> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="comment-18189"> <div class="comment_head"> <span class="avatar"><img alt='' src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%2088%2088'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-lazy-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/db411b16d3569bd4a0dae1099cf5b14d?s=176&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-88 photo' height='88' width='88' decoding='async' data-lazy-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/db411b16d3569bd4a0dae1099cf5b14d?s=88&d=mm&r=g"/><noscript><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/db411b16d3569bd4a0dae1099cf5b14d?s=88&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/db411b16d3569bd4a0dae1099cf5b14d?s=176&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-88 photo' height='88' width='88' decoding='async'/></noscript></span> <span class="comment_author">Paul Negus</span> <span class="comment_date">May 18, 2015, 1:50 am</span> </div> <div class="comment_text grt" id="comment-body-18189"> <p>Hello,<br /> The reason for this comment is to discover the relevant information as to the value of a Chinese charm I found in South Australia 20 or so years ago while bush walking.<br /> This is a large charm about the full width of my palm. One side features the 12 years the other a gentleman holding up a planter with inscription. Can you help ?</p> </div> <div class="comment_footer"> <a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://primaltrek.com/blog/2011/10/30/laozi-and-zhang-daoling-charm/?replytocom=18189#commentform" data-commentid="18189" data-postid="2634" data-belowelement="comment-body-18189" data-respondelement="commentform" data-replyto="Reply to Paul Negus" aria-label="Reply to Paul Negus">Reply</a> <a class="comment_permalink" href="#comment-18189" title="permalink to this comment" rel="nofollow">Link</a> </div> <ul class="children"> <li class="comment byuser comment-author-admin-manymore bypostauthor odd alt depth-2" id="comment-18243"> <div class="comment_head"> <span class="avatar"><a href="https://primaltrek.com" rel="nofollow"><img alt='' src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%2088%2088'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-lazy-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f93dce3cab76678b22cd97883181898e?s=176&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-88 photo' 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