 This distinction is drawn from the perspective of the former path, and conforms to principles set forth in the "Daode jing" and elaborated on in the "Zhuangzi".If this point is taken into account, it appears evident that those who gave the "Cantong qi" its present shape could only be the nameless representatives of the Taoist traditions of Jiangnan, who had essential ties to the doctrines of the "Daode jing" and the "Zhuangzi".Moreover, as it has been pointed out (Pregadio 2011