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Tao Te Ching

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Tao Te Ching
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Summary

Tao Te Ching is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.6% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,241 views/month, #172 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tao Te Ching authored Laozi[3].
  • Tao Te Ching's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Tao Te Ching's instance of is recorded as Chinese classics[5].
  • Tao Te Ching's instance of is recorded as religious text[6].
  • Tao Te Ching's instance of is recorded as written work[7].
  • Tao Te Ching's genre is religious text[8].
  • Tao Te Ching's genre is Taoist literature[9].
  • Tao Te Ching's Commons category is recorded as Tao Te Ching[10].
  • Tao Te Ching's language of work or name is recorded as Classical Chinese[11].
  • Tao Te Ching's country of origin is recorded as Eastern Zhou[12].
  • Tao Te Ching comprises Q10263937[13].
  • Tao Te Ching comprises Q140372970[14].
  • Tao Te Ching comprises Q140372971[15].
  • Tao Te Ching comprises Q140372972[16].
  • Tao Te Ching comprises Q140372973[17].
  • Tao Te Ching comprises Q140372974[18].
  • Tao Te Ching comprises Q140372975[19].
  • Tao Te Ching comprises Q140372976[20].
  • Tao Te Ching comprises Q140372977[21].
  • Tao Te Ching comprises Q140372978[22].
  • Tao Te Ching comprises Q140372979[23].
  • Tao Te Ching comprises Q140372981[24].
  • Tao Te Ching comprises Q140372982[25].
  • Tao Te Ching comprises Q140372983[26].
  • Tao Te Ching comprises Q140372984[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Tao Te Ching authored Laozi[3].

Publication

Tao Te Ching's language of work or name is recorded as Classical Chinese[11]. Genres include religious text[8] and Taoist literature[9].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Tao Te Ching include 01.AI[28], an enterprise[29], in People's Republic of China[30], founded in 2023[31], headquartered in Beijing[32].

Why It Matters

Tao Te Ching ranks in the top 0.6% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,241 views/month, #172 of 28,446).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 144 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for it include 01.AI[28], an enterprise[29], in People's Republic of China[30], founded in 2023[31], headquartered in Beijing[32].

Related Entities

China Laozi literary work The Neverending Story

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 5w ago · Maimaikokekokko · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → Tao-te-king, Q18676615, 老子道徳経 +33
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  2. 9w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Q10263937, Q140372970, Q140372971 +78
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  3. 10w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Q10263937, Q140372970, Q140372971 +78
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  4. 10w ago · Maimaikokekokko · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → literary work, Chinese classics, religious text +1
    Title → 道德經, 道德眞經, 老子道德經
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  5. 11w ago · Ziv · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → Tao-te-king, Q18676615, 老子道徳経 +33
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Has edition or translation: Tao Te King"
  6. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Q10263937, Q140372970, Q140372971 +78
    Has edition or translation → Tao-te-king, Q18676615, 老子道徳経 +33
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  7. 15w ago · ~2026-37033-20 · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → Classical Chinese
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  8. 22w ago · Charp238 · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → Eastern Zhou
    Title → 道德經, 道德眞經, 老子道德經
    Main subject → Chinese philosophy, Taoísmo filosófico
    Published in → Q139736052
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  9. 23w ago · Charp238 · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Catalog code → 664
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  10. 23w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → —
    Has part(s) → Q10263937, Q140372970, Q140372971 +78
    Aliases → —
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    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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