Primarily a Chinese religion. Chan (Zen in Japanese) Buddhism and Taoism influenced each other, especially transferring some terminology from the older Taoist religion to the newer Chan Buddhist religion.
Best known Taoist author would be Lao Tzu, who wrote the Tao Te Ching. Other seminal Taoist works include the much older I Ching and its commentaries, and the somewhat esoteric Cultivating Stillness on internal alchemy.
In Taoism, the way of the Tao is followed. This means you follow the way of life, Tao is a bit like a measurement of life, and not a god.
Taoism and architecture are not directly related, however, Taoist temples do exist. Many were built as far back as the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Taoism is practiced in China.
Taoism has numerous deities.
The religion of Taoism derives from the philosophy of Taoism which was founded by Lao-tzu. The practice of Taoism began during the Shang dynasty in China.
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None. The only conflict that any form of taoism has been involved with in recent history is the suppression of Falun Gong practitioners by the Communist party in China, and in that case Falun Gong practitioners rely almost exclusively on civil disobedience.
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It sounds as if you are confusing Taoism with Maoism ...
Yes, taoism is a non-hierarchrical religion.