Ren Farong

Ren Farong (; June 1936 – 26 May 2021) was a Chinese Taoist priest, religious leader, calligrapher, philanthropist, and politician. He was Venerable Master of the Chinese Taoist Association between 2005 and 2015. He was president of the World Religious Peace Association, vice president of the , president of the , president of Shaanxi Taoist Association, honorary president of Shanxi Taoist Association, vice minister of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, and abbot of Louguantai. At age 19, he paid a religious homage to the Temple of King of Medicine, from then on, he yearned for Taoism. Soon, he received complete ordination under Taoist priest Wang Silin , a 28th generation disciple of Quanzhen School. In 1984, he was proposed as the new abbot of Louguantai, one of the 72 blessed places of Taoism. In 1986, he became president of Shaanxi Taoist Association. On June 24, 2005, he was elected Venerable Master of the Chinese Taoist Association. On 26 May 2021, he died of illness in Xi'an, Shaanxi, aged 84.

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