Qingtan

Qīngtán () was a movement related to Taoism that developed during the Wei-Jin () period and continued on through the Southern and Northern dynasties. Qingtan involved witty conversation or debates about metaphysics and philosophy.

See also 
 Xuanxue

External links 
 The voices of Wei-Jin scholars: A study of  'qingtan'
 Qingtan, or ch’ing-t’an, or pure conversation, (Chinese philosophy in Encyclopædia Britannica).
 Vom traditionellen China zum modernen Taiwan (German)
 Ch'ing-t’an (German)

Category:Chinese culture
Category:Chinese folk religion
Category:Chinese philosophy
Category:Chinese words and phrases
Category:East Asian religions
Category:Wei Jin Southern and Northern Dynasties