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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Daoists taught that people could gain happiness by
A
reading the ancient texts
B
serving in government jobs
C
living in harmony with nature
D
working hard to become wealthy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -People who follow Daoism believe that people gain happiness and peace by living in harmony, or agreement, with nature. Harmony in nature comes from balancing the opposing forces of nature, ying and yang: life and death, light and darkness.

Detailed explanation-2: -Taoism teaches that all living creatures ought to live in a state of harmony with the universe, and the energy found in it. Ch’i, or qi, is the energy present in and guiding everything in the universe.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Daoist community believes that nature, not people, ultimately controls how things change. Therefore, humans and their rules are less important. They also see the Confucianist emphasis on culture and civilized society as unnecessary and rather unnatural.

Detailed explanation-4: -“Taoist beliefs emphasise respecting and protecting nature, all in the pursuit of harmony between the human beings and the environment, ‘’ said Ren, for whom becoming one of the quiet, inconspicuous leaders of a new green movement in China seemed a natural fit.

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