==Establishment==
In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), eighteen representatives of [[The Complete Perfection Tradition]], including Chen Minglin (YU Kun), the abbot of the [[White Cloud Temple]], initiated the establishment of the Daoist Association in Beijing. They drafted the ''Declaration of the Daoist Association, Outline of the Daoist Association and the Daoist Association's Claim for Recognition by the Government of the Republic of China''. On July 15th, they drafted the ''Daoist Association's Memorial to Prime Minister and President Yuan Shikai''. Nine of the representatives, including Chen Minlin, went to the State Department and President's Residence to submit a written statement for admission. They received an official reply on August 4th, which agreed to put their memorial on record. Daoism began to have a legal nationwide organization.
==Aim==
==Meeting Intervals==
The General Daoist Association conference will be held annually. It begins on March 3rd and lasts seven days. Business discussion takes three days and religious research four days. General branch Daoist Associations meet twice each year. These meetings begin on Feb.1st and August 1st respectively, and last five days, two days for business discussion and three days for religious discussion.
[[zh:中華民國道教會]]