Xuanyuandao (軒轅道 "Way of Xuanyuan")[a], also known as Xuanyuanism (軒轅教[b]) or Huangdiism (黄帝教[c]), is a Confucian folk religion of China which was founded in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1952.

[2] The Church of Xuanyuan aims to restore the "national religion" of archaic (pre-Han dynasty) China,[1] with Huangdi as the universal God.

According to the Shiji, Xuanyuan was the name of Huangdi,[3] and he is traditionally considered the thearch (progenitor god) of the Han Chinese race.

[3] Xuanyuanism is based on Confucian rationalism, and therefore rejects practices it considers superstitious that are found in other sects of Chinese folk religion, such as scripture writing through god mediumship.

[citation needed] Huangdi is also worshipped in Chinese folk religion by millions of people who do not necessarily belong to the Church of Xuanyuan.