Huangtiandao (é»Â天é "Way of the Yellow Sky / Heaven", also written with the homophonous characters çÂÂ天é "Way of the Kingly Sky"), also known as Huangtianism (é»Â天æ HuángtiÃÂn jiào) or Xuanguism (æ¬é¼Âæ Xuángàjiào, "Dark Drum teaching"), is a Chinese folk religious sect of northern China. It was founded by Li Bin (æÂÂè³Â), a former soldier who retired after losing an eye, in 1553 in Xuanhua, Hebei.