The Shaolins in the tv series are presented as Taoist; it's been a long time since I read up on this stuff, but I thought they were an actual school for Kung Fu fighters. It wouldn't surprise me if TV got it wrong, though.
I didn't know (or forgot) about Zen deriving from Chan. Zhaungzi = Chuang Tzu? (The second spelling is what I'm familiar with, though it's been a long time since I was reading this stuff - and only in translation. I learned from Taoism, and am interested, but have since been interested in Sufism, pagan traditions, Buddhism and general comparative religious philosophy, too. (Not that I'm big on talking about it; if I learned anything it's that the Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao. ;)
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I didn't know (or forgot) about Zen deriving from Chan. Zhaungzi = Chuang Tzu? (The second spelling is what I'm familiar with, though it's been a long time since I was reading this stuff - and only in translation. I learned from Taoism, and am interested, but have since been interested in Sufism, pagan traditions, Buddhism and general comparative religious philosophy, too. (Not that I'm big on talking about it; if I learned anything it's that the Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao.
;)