taoism as a religion were founded by the first Tianshi (prophet) Zhang Daoling somewhere near Chengdu during late East Han, later the doctrine gained popularity among poor people and formed a movement called Wudoumi in Sichuan
In "China’s millenia-long history"? Yes, Chinese written history goes back about three thousand years, so it seems apt to say it is at least some/multiple millenia long.
Some aspects of Shu in chronological order for those who aren't familiar with:
- invented silk
- birthplace of Taoism
- invented Baijiu (aka Kaoliang liquor, strong distilled from great millet)
- invented banknotes
- home of the Giant Pandas
What's the connection with taoism - are we talking early inner cultivation type stuff?
taoism as a religion were founded by the first Tianshi (prophet) Zhang Daoling somewhere near Chengdu during late East Han, later the doctrine gained popularity among poor people and formed a movement called Wudoumi in Sichuan
Does "millennia-long" really mean "multi-millenia"?
Millennia is already plural, so the multi is redundant.
In "China’s millenia-long history"? Yes, Chinese written history goes back about three thousand years, so it seems apt to say it is at least some/multiple millenia long.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_historiography
The accurate written King List dates back to > 3000 years but the archaeological history dates back long before that