Key Members

Ji Faxin, President of the Yangzhu Taoist Association of America, resides in New York. He has long dedicated himself to the in-depth study and promotion of Taoist teachings, classics, rituals, and culture, actively participating in exchanges and cooperation between Taoist organizations in China and abroad.

Ji Faxin has been fond of Taoist culture since childhood and later became a disciple. He is skilled in Taoist ritual ceremonies, talismanic practices, and the interpretation of Taoist classics.

Since 2024, he has been engaged in organizing Taoist communities and cultural dissemination work, and formally established the 'Yangzhu Taoist Association of America' in 2025, dedicated to the development and standardization of Taoism in North America. He has hosted or organized multiple online and offline Taoist lectures, scripture recitations, and traditional rituals, promoting the spread and modern expression of Taoism in a multicultural environment.

Jacob M. Bressman (Taoist name: Hu Yuanming) is an ordained Taoist priest of the Zhengyi Jingming lineage and currently a member of the Yangzhu Taoist Association of America. He graduated from the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, majoring in Asian Studies and Chinese Language and Literature. His Chinese proficiency is extremely high, and he speaks fluent Mandarin. He studied at Peking University and lived and worked in China for many years.

Jacob began his exposure to and practice of Taoism from childhood and has been practicing for 23 years. He formally converted to the Zhengyi school in Shanghai, China in 2012, and received ordination in 2025, officially becoming a Taoist priest. He has made multiple pilgrimages to famous Taoist sacred sites in China, including the White Cloud Temple in Beijing and Mount Qingcheng in Sichuan. In addition to systematic study of Zhengyi Taoism, he has also deeply studied the teachings and cultivation methods of the Quanzhen Longmen lineage. His main areas of practice include celestial medicine, talismanic arts, and Taoist ritual ceremonies, possessing solid theoretical foundations and practical ceremonial experience.

Connor Mankit Darigo (Taoist name: Huang Facheng) is a Quanzhen Longmen Taoist layperson.

He has been practicing and studying Taoism for eight years, with deep passion for Taoist rituals, teachings, cultivation, and education.

Connor has participated in the translation of parts of the Taoist Canon and is currently dedicated to completing a full English translation of the 'Seven Tablets in a Cloudy Satchel' (Yunji Qiqian).

Liu Yuwei, 33rd generation disciple of the Zhengyi Tianshi lineage, began learning various Taoist rituals at age 12, systematically studying traditional Zhengyi practices including talismanic arts, liturgies, and ceremonial offerings.

In 2014, he came to the United States to promote Taoist culture. He now resides in Pennsylvania and is dedicated to spreading Chinese Taoist philosophy and ritual culture to overseas Chinese and the international community.

Upholding the Zhengyi Taoist principles of purity and serving the world, Liu Yuwei's mission is to promote Taoist wisdom and serve the welfare of believers, advancing the continuation and development of traditional Taoist culture in contemporary society.

Su Dadao, Grandmaster of the Zhonghua Falu Taoist Lineage, and Founding Chairman of the Chinese Taoist Scriptural and Registers Cultural Education Association.

Wang Tianpei, Dharma Name: Wang Jingde, Taoist Name: Yunqingzi. PhD from Hubei University of Chinese Medicine. Director of the United Association of Chinese Taoist Masters, Executive Director of the Chinese Taoist Association National Federation (Taiwan), Executive Director of the Chinese Taoist Registers and Cultural Education Association, Executive Director of the International Huashan Inner Alchemy Research Association, and Grandmaster of the Chinese Taoist Zhu You School.