This project focuses on the literati and gentry in Guangdong who, between the late Qing/Republican periods, adhered to Daoism or were influenced by Daoist culture. The time scope for this project is the period going from Daoguang 1 (1821) until Republican 38 (1949), covering more than 100 years of a rapidly changing Chinese society. This research plan represents a new milestone in the investigation of Guangdong Daoism, its breakthrough character being connected to the fact that not only does this research focuses on Daoist documents, lineages and rituals, but also investigates a group of late Qing/Republican literati and gentry in Guangdong that has played an important role in the transmission of Daoist culture. The approach advocated in this research plan believes that, from the mid-Ming onwards, the important role of transmitting Daoist scriptures would not be limited to officially recognised Daoist temples and priests, but to a greater degree, be also performed by literati and gentry, who would have inherited and promoted this important transition. The most innovative aspect of this research plan is creation of a database which aims to organise the Daoist trajectory of 50-100 personalities of this aforementioned group following a spatial-temporal line. This new spatial-temporal approach will not only be able to clearly show the transformations in the Daoist trajectory of a given historical figure according to source materials of different periods, it will also be able to show the specific geographical position of the various Daoist temples, spirit-writing altars and Daoist scenic spots visited by historical figures.