Although he always considered the thinking of Confucian school an orthodox one, as an all- round Confucian scholar of idealist philosophy of Song Dynasty, ZHU Xi also had a deep study into the thinking of Taoist school. This article analyzes ZHU Xi ＇ s thinking of Laoism from four aspects ： the understanding and comment of ＂Lao Zi＂ ; LAO Zi and his elucidation; ZHU Xi＇ s philosophy and ＂Lao Zi＂, so as to emphasize the theoretical vigor of Laoism, and further make clear the important role of the thinking of...
