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Li Hong

Chinese sage
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  • Taoism
    / Revolutionary messianism

    …a sage of western China, Li Hong, who had actually lived during the 1st century bce, became the favorite recurrent figure of later would-be messiahs. Such revolutionary religious movements, which included Taoist ideological elements, remained a persistent feature of medieval Chinese history. The last recorded Li Hong was executed in…

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    …a sage of western China, Li Hong, who had actually lived during the 1st century bce, became the favorite recurrent figure of later would-be messiahs. Such revolutionary religious movements, which included Taoist ideological elements, remained a persistent feature of medieval Chinese history. The last recorded Li Hong was executed in…

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