Laozi believes that "Tao" is the starting point of all things and the foundation of all things in the world, and all things in the world originate from "Tao". But Tao is invisible and intangible, so Tao is also called nothing.

"Governing by doing nothing" is the core of Laozi's political thought.

Under the domination of "Tao" thought, Laozi advocated "governing by doing nothing". The "inaction" here is to listen to its natural meaning.

The Tao of Laozi's philosophical thought includes three levels: the Tao of nature-the law of the universe, the Tao of society-the way of governing the country, the way of doing things-the way of being a man. Today, with the development of science and technology, knowledge explosion and frequent information transmission, it is still of great significance for inheriting civilization and guiding society.

Laozi's Taoist philosophy is a kind of political philosophy with strong social and political ideological implications. It follows the objective laws of things by doing nothing, advocates noble political morality and civilization by the ruling class in the specific administrative process, and establishes a fair and just legal system by running the country with integrity. These three elements constitute an organic whole, which still has philosophical enlightenment and guiding significance for building modern social and political thoughts.