This handmade and hand-painted paper cut is a portait of a Taoist from Beijing Opera.  The Taoists from Beijing opera often wear a rooftop-like hat, and carry Chinese swords. 

For Taoism, the central concept and goal is the Tao, and its most important text is the Tao-te-Ching. Taoism has both a philosophical and a religious aspect. Philosophical Taoism emphasizes inner contemplation and mystical union with nature; wisdom, learning, and purposive action should be abandoned in favor of simplicity and wu-wei (nonaction, or letting things take their natural course). The religious aspect of Taoism developed later at 3rd century A.D., incorporating certain Buddhist features and developing a monastic system.