What is the background of Taoism? When, where and how did it start?
Taoism did not exist as an organized religion until the Way of the Celestial Masters sect was founded in 142 C.E. by Zhang Daoling, who based the sect on spiritual communications from the deified Laozi.
Who is the founder, where and how is Taoism practiced today?
The founder of Taoism was Laozi, was born China in 604 BCE. Taoism is widely practiced in China.
3-5 symbols related to Taoism.
perhaps the most important Taoist symbol related to the Tao.
Pa-kua - the 8 trigrams that form the content of the hexagrams in I-ching. Pa-kua were created by Fu-hsi
the sacred tortoise - symbol of immortality - withpa-kua on its back.