Yao Taoism, also called Meishanism (Meishanjiao, "religion of the Plum Mountain"), is a branch of Taoism practiced by the Yao or Mien people of China (mainly in Hunan Province and Guangxi Province), with diasporas living in Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. The Yao adopted Taoism in the 13th century, translating Taoist scriptures from Chinese to their languages, and incorporating the new religion into their culture and ancestral worship. As a result, Yao Taoism is strictly bound to Yao culture, but at the same time its pantheon and practice is more conservative than that of Han-Chinese Taoism, which has evolved differently since the 14th century. Later, Yao Taoism exhibits similarities with early communitarian Taoism. Also, Yao Taoism is combined by some neighboring Han-Chinese people into their religious practices.
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