The taoism theory , leading the ideological trend of criticizing the qin dynasty at the beginning of han dynasty , substitutes for the faism theory and becomes the leading polictical idea subsequently in the western han dynasty 摘要道家思想引领了汉初的过秦思潮，继而取代法家成为西汉初年主导的治国理念。
Since huainanzi has inherited and developed taoism in the pre - qin period in terms of philosophical thinking and music theory , the article expounds on two concepts in the masterpiece , that is , the " concept of principal spirit and subordinate form " and the " concept of music form and spirit " 摘要秉承于先秦道家的《淮南子》 ，无论在哲学思想上，还是在音乐理论上，均是对道家思想的继承，并有进一步的发展，主要体现在“神主形从”说及其对音乐形神的论述中。
