==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==