Bronze percussion music instrument featuring dragon patterns, from the Spring and Autumn Period. HUANG YI/NANJING MUSEUM/CHINA DAILY The sage Confucius once sought the counsel of another wise man, Laozi, the founder of Taoism, 20 years his senior. "Beyond appearances and behavior that are less than sharp, there often lies a noble soul," Laozi told Confucius, who was probably in his …
