1978 CE–1979 CE
Reopening of Daoist research
Religion · Chinese traditions · Daoist traditions · Research
After the political changes of 1978, research on Daoism resumed under state institutions. The cited historical survey describes a reopening of scholarly activity; it does not establish that religious research began for the first time in 1979.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- year · no uncertainty qualifier in this record
- End
- year · no uncertainty qualifier in this record
- Dating in the source document
- 1978–1979
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
- Documentary review
- 2026-09-04
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Sources
- Horst J. Helle — China: Promise or Threat? (2017), pp. 53–55 (opens in a new tab)
Source provenance and scope
- Publication date
- Pending verification
- Bibliographic date checked
- 2026-09-23
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