This project was named "Digital Humanities Study Daoist Images" and was the first phase of the three-year project from January 1 to December 31, 2023. In order to solicit opinions from Taoist teaching experts and scholars, this project held an academic workshop on "Daoist Talisman, Medical Treatment and Digital Humanities" on November 28, 2023. The participating scholars put forward many inspiring suggestions for the development direction of this project, which brought new opportunities for this project. After discussion and review in this workshop, we decided to adjust the planned plan. In terms of development direction, it will not be limited to medical symbols; in terms of the scope of material collection, in addition to continuing to use the Daoist Canon for symbol annotation, it will expand to include archaeological unearthed materials, and cross-compare the texts of Daoist Canon with archaeological materials.

In the first year, we will comprehensively and systematically collect the talisman materials found in archaeological finds and build a " Archaeological Talisman Database from Tombs". Specifically, it includes: first, the symbols in the annotations unearthed from tombs from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty; second, the Buddhist and Taoist talismans found in the Dunhuang posthumous documents; third, the symbols in the tomb inscriptions unearthed from the tombs of the Song and Yuan Dynasties. In addition, while collecting data, this batch of archaeological materials will be digitized and annotated at the same time. In addition, we will continue to expand the "Song and Yuan Daoist Talisman Database" within the scope of the Daoist Canon. In the second year, it is expected to complete the" Archaeological Talisman Database from Tombs" and complete the user interface for cross-searching those two databases. With the help of digital tools such as image recognition, image comparison, and image search, the structure of Daoist talisman is analyzed, and the origin of the development is traced through the analysis of archaeological materials and documents. If the above database and search interface can be completed as scheduled, it will make a contribution to Daoist studies and Digital Humanities.