仅仅从“道”生万物的角度去理解《老子》的生成论是不够完整的，《老子》的生成论可以分为“生”论和“成”论两个序列。老子不仅关注万物的发生，同样关注万物的成长。“道”和“德”在生成论中分别担当着不同的角色，发挥着不同的功能。只有从这种独特的生成论出发，我们才能把握老子强调“玄德”和“无为”的重要性，才能明白道家突出“自然”和“自生”的必要性。准确理解《老子》所开启的道家独特的生成理论，是准确理解道家哲学的关键。

The TwoSequences of Generation Theory in Laozi Cao Feng

The generation theory in Laozi can be divided into two sequences of “birth” and “growth”, so it is incomplete to understand the theory only from the perspective of “Tao” producing all things in universe. Not only did Laozi pay attention to the generation of things, but their growth as well. “Tao” and “virtue” take on different roles in Laozi’s generation theory. Only from this uniqueness of the theory can we understand the importance of Laozi emphasizing “profound virtue” and “nonaction”, as well as the necessity of Taoists highlighting “naturality” and “autogeny”. Accurate comprehension of the unique Taoist theory on generation is just the key to accurate comprehension of Taoist philosophy.