Li Guangfu李光富

Style & Daoist names

Daoist name Guangfu

Period

Contemporary

Dates

1955 — ?

School

Quanzhen (Complete Perfection) Daoism, Longmen (Dragon Gate) Lineage of Quanzhen

Role

President of the China Taoist AssociationPresident of the Wudang Mountains Daoist Association

Birthplace

Danjiangkou (present-day Danjiangkou, Hubei)

Places of activity

Wudang Mountains

Life

Li Guangfu, a native of Danjiangkou, Hubei, is a Daoist of the Quanzhen Longmen lineage and a leading representative of Daoism at the Wudang Mountains. He entered the priesthood at Wudang in 1984, and for many years has been responsible for the Wudang Mountains Daoist Association and temple management, serving successively as president of the Wudang Mountains Daoist Association and president of the Hubei Provincial Daoist Association, presiding over the restoration of Wudang temples and the promotion abroad of Wudang martial arts and Daoist culture. In 2015 he was elected president of the ninth session of the Chinese Taoist Association, and was re-elected for the tenth session in 2020; he is a standing committee member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. During his tenure he has promoted the Sinicization of Daoism, the cultivation of religious ethics, and the International Forum on Daoism. The above is based on publicly available information about his official positions. In his early career he took part in work related to Wudang's application for UNESCO World Heritage status, and he has also been one of the promoters of the international spread of contemporary Wudang Daoism and Wudang martial arts.

Contributions & Influence

• Long presided over Daoist affairs and temple restoration at the Wudang Mountains
• Serves as president of the Chinese Taoist Association (since 2015)
• Promoted the international spread of Wudang Daoist culture and Wudang martial arts