The Heart of Taoism (Episode 1 ) | Going to the Mount Zhongnan

Where did the Tao begin? Was it born from the collapse of an empire, or from a sage's search for truth beyond the world of power and politics?

In the opening episode of The Heart of Taoism, travel back to the turbulent final years of the Zhou Dynasty and follow the journey of Lao-tzu as he turns away from a declining world in search of a deeper understanding of life and the universe.

Against the mist-covered landscapes of Mount Zhongnan, discover the legendary meeting between Lao-tzu and Yin Xi, the writing of the Tao Te Ching, and the birth of ideas that would shape Chinese civilization for more than two thousand years.