The researches on cultural factors of Taoism in the Water Margin began from the recent 30 years , mainly in following aspects:the context of Taoist culture, the attitude towards Taoism, the embodiment of Taoism on artistic techniques, the prototype and meaning of the goddess of the Empyrean in the novel etc. Compared with other theories, it can be found that the researches on cultural factors of Taoism in the Water Margin have not been given a unified conclusion, which leaves us a key of exploration. to classify the Taoist thoughts in the novel and discuss them from the structure and content of the thesis can not only help to understand the theme of the novel but have practical significance-to regulate our principles, heart demands and so on.