Taoist Thoughts and Cultural Foundation of the Apotheosized and Taoist Drama in Yuan Dynasty (II)

In Yuan Dynasty,script,which negates the real life through the way of transfiguring the realm of Taoist and Immortal God,is called immortal drama.The political ideas and spirit of Confucianism and Taoism are carried on and developed from generation to generation as the tradition of social politics and life ideal.Taoism culture was more popular than Confucianism in Yuan Dynasty.Taoist sentiments displayed in literary works often reflect the natural life style,transcendent realm of ecstasy and the attitude towards life arising from them,which is characterized by confusing with nature,being of willful inaction and standing aloof from the material.This tendency is outstanding in immortal dramas.Lovers between human and god portrayed in those dramas prefer to return to nature.And the main purpose of the writers aims at praising the more beautiful and comfortable nature in this way.Meanwhile,compared with natural world,all the splendor of human world is put into shade.