Laozi's hometown

Laozi's hometown

Laozi's hometown is controversial. One is located in Taiqinggong Town, Luyi County, Henan Province, the other is located in Zhengdian village, Guoyang County, Anhui Province. Guoyang in Anhui Province and Luyi in Henan Province live together on both sides of the Wohe River, the birthplace of Taoist culture. The straight-line distance between the two places is only 80 km.

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Introduction to Laozi

Laozi

(about 600-470 BC), surnamed Li, name Er, word Boyang, some people say also known as Lao. He is not only a famous thinker and philosopher in ancient China, but also the founder of Taoist school and a world historical and cultural celebrity. Lao Tzu, also known as Tao Te Ching, wrote five thousand words of Lao Tzu before Hangu pass. The descendants of Taoism regard Lao Tzu as a great master. Compared with Confucius of Confucianism, it is recorded that Confucius once learned from Lao Tzu. In Taoism, Lao Tzu is a very important immortal, known as the supreme emperor and respected as the founder of Taoism. From the biography of the immortals, Laozi was listed as an immortal, and it was also said that Laozi attached great importance to fangzhongshu. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wang Fu, a native of Chengdu, wrote the monument of Lao Tzu's Virgin Mary, which combined Lao Tzu with Taoism and regarded Lao Tzu as the God of heaven and earth. It has become the rudiment of Taoism creation theory. In the time of emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty offered sacrifices to Laozi himself and regarded Laozi as the ancestor of immortals. Laozi's idea is "Inaction", and Laozi's ideal political realm is "neighbors face each other, chickens and dogs hear each other, and people don't communicate with each other until they are old and dead". His theory has a profound influence on the development of Chinese philosophy, and its content can be seen in Laozi. His philosophical thoughts and the Taoist school founded by him not only made important contributions to the development of ancient Chinese ideology and culture, but also had a profound impact on the development of Chinese ideology and culture in the past 2000 years.

Hometown dispute

Luyi, Henan

Taiqing Palace: an extant site of Ming and Qing Dynasties

There are Taiji hall, sanshengsheng hall and Wawa hall built in Ming, Qing or Republic of China. The rest of the buildings were rebuilt after 2004.

For the history of Taiqing palace, Luyi's view is similar to that of Woyang. Luyi Taiqing palace was built in the eighth year of Yanxi in the Eastern Han Dynasty. At that time, Liu Zhizun, Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, and Li Er, Laozi, were the originator of Taoism, and built a "Laozi Temple" in his birthplace for sacrifice. Li yuanzun, the great ancestor of Tang Dynasty, took Laozi temple as his family temple and went to Luyi to worship. Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, paid two visits to Laozi temple and changed its name to Taiqing palace. He also changed the name of "Madame Li's ancestral hall" to "Dongxiao Palace".

Zhao Heng, Emperor Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty, had great respect for Laozi after he ascended the throne. In the seventh year of Dazhong Xiangfu, he went to Taiqing palace to build and further expand the area of Taiqing palace, Dongxiao palace and Mingdao palace. So far, the architectural scale of Taiqing palace has reached the highest level in history. The "praise for the congenital empress dowager" tablet still stands in front of Dongxiao palace, which is written by Emperor Zhenzong himself. The stele is 8 meters high, 2 meters wide and weighs more than 50 tons. It is the most similar stele of Taoism in China today.

At the end of Tang Dynasty, Taiqing palace was destroyed by war, almost in ruins. They were rebuilt in song, Jin and Yuan Dynasties. Han lin'er became emperor in Bozhou and ordered the materials of Taiqing palace to be demolished and transported to Bozhou to build a palace. In the seventh year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1579), the Taiqing palace was repaired again. In the 17th year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (1678), Daosheng and others raised money to rebuild it, which was completed in seven years.

In modern times, Taiqing palace was destroyed by the war. Now there are only Taiji hall in the front palace, three Notre Dame halls in the back palace, baby hall, one Tang stele, two song steles, one Jin stele, three yuan steles and one Qing stele.

Mingdao Palace: the place where Laozi preached

Mingdao palace scenic area is located in the northeast corner of Luyi County, facing the Taiqing palace from east to west. The scenic area is divided into two parts with Ziqi Avenue as the boundary. Hongdaoyuan is in the south of Ziqi Avenue and mingdaogong is in the north.

It is recorded in the Guangxu edition of the Qing Dynasty that Mingdao palace is in front of the Shengxian platform in the east gate, and it is named Ziji palace in the Tang Dynasty. Tang Tianbao two years (AD 743) for the Taiqing altar. In the Tang Dynasty, with the royal family's increasing respect for Laozi, that is, taking laojuntai as the center, a large-scale building complex was formed. Later, it was built in song, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, but it was destroyed in the war many times.

In 2005, Luyi County Party committee and government rebuilt Mingdao palace according to the scale of Tang and Song dynasties. Mingdao palace covers an area of 100000 square meters, with a construction area of 15000 square meters.

The main scenic spots are Yingxi hall, Zhongmiao gate arch, hongdaoyuan, Xuanyuan hall, Wenchang Pavilion, laojuntai, Tengyun Pavilion, hongdaoyuan and other buildings. Among them, laojuntai was approved by the State Council as a national key cultural relics protection unit in 2001.

Laojuntai: the legendary place where Laozi ascended to immortality

Laojuntai in Mingdao palace of Luyi County is a unique landscape of Luyi. Laojuntai is the place where Laozi became an immortal, so it was originally named "shengxiantai" and "baixiantai". It was built in the Han Dynasty and flourished in the Tang Dynasty. It was destroyed many times in the war and was repaired in the later dynasties. It has a history of more than 2000 years. The height of the platform is 8.84 meters and the floor area is 765 square meters. There are 32 green stone steps at the foot of the mountain gate, and the one in front of the main hall is just 33, which is in line with Lao Tzu's theory of ascending 33 green heaven.

The reporter saw that four shells were placed on Laojun stage. According to the above records, on June 1, 1938 (the fourth day of the fifth lunar month), the Japanese invaders attacked Luyi County and shelled laojuntai. They fired 13 shells, but none of them exploded. Seeing this, the Japanese artillery were stunned and stopped shelling. These shells were the duds of the Japanese bombardment of laojuntai.

Guoyang, Anhui

Jiulongjing

There are two unique landscapes in Laozi's hometown, meteor garden and jiulongjing. According to Zhengtong daocang Youlong Zhuan and many ancient books and records, when Laozi was born, "xunshui" appeared an eternal wonder, "thousands of cranes flying in the sky, flying dragons spitting out water, bathing in the holy posture, and the place where the Dragon came out became nine wells".

The biography of the seven immortals is described in detail. It is said that the four immortals Liu Changsheng, Wang Yuyang, Tan Changzhen and Hao Taigu went to the place where Laozi was born. "There is a nine well surrounded by an octagonal pavilion. There is a plum tree beside the pavilion. It is said that the Taishang was born under the plum tree. When the four enter the pavilion, there is a stone tablet in the middle of the pavilion to record his birth." After describing the Taishang's birth: "Jiulong spits water, bathes his body, and the place where he bathes becomes a nine well", it is emphasized that "the miracles of his land are recorded in the classics and history, and there are textual researches, which are not groundless."

In the 1990s, under the leadership of local villagers, archaeologists found nine wells in the village.

Ma Pingsheng, Secretary of Zhengdian administrative village branch, said that he was always with the archaeologists when they were looking for the well. According to the memories of the old people in the village, eight wells were soon found. At that time, some wells were still in use, some were buried under the wall. The last well, asked many people, an 80 year old man just recalled that the well was under the pond. When the weather is dry, dig a pond to get water, and the well will sink at the bottom of the pond.

Liu Shuping, deputy director of Guoyang County Cultural Relics Management Institute, said that in 1992, the water in the pond was drained, and after the mud was cleaned out, the well came out. The well side is made of ceramic tile rings, a total of 17 layers. Dozens of pieces of red pottery from the spring and Autumn period were cleared from the bottom of the well. Archaeologists determined that the well was from the spring and Autumn period. Of the other 8 wells, 3 were repaired in modern times, and 5 were rebuilt in Song Dynasty.

According to historical records, there is a small pavilion in each well, and the stone carved Panlong well circle is above the wellhead. Nine wells are connected by curved bridges, and the wells float in the water. There is also a small pavilion, in which stands a large stone tablet, recording the birth of Laozi and the origin of jiulongjing.

Today, due to limited funds, only a hexagonal well Pavilion is built on the oldest spring and autumn waquan well, with the words "the first well in China" written on the pavilion. The reporter saw at the scene that the well was beside the pond, and the pond still existed. There are villagers living next to the well, and they use it as a leisure place.

Jiulong Jinghuan is listed in meteor garden, the birthplace of Laozi. Now, Guoyang has not only explored the former site of meteor garden, but also unearthed a stone plaque of "ancient meteor garden".

Notre Dame's tomb: the grave of Laozi's mother

Today, in the east of Taiqing palace and the northeast corner of Zhengdian village in Woyang County, there is a tall mound, which is called Laozi Niang tomb by common people. Every Qingming Festival, local people go to the memorial ceremony, hoping that she can bring the gospel to her family. The reporter saw that the tomb is two meters high, and there are several cypress trees beside it. According to the third phase construction plan of Taiqing palace in Guoyang County, the Notre Dame hall will be built here according to historical records.

In the local folk, there is still a story about why the Virgin Mary is pregnant. There is a white councilor, there is a daughter, called white lotus seed. On the evening of the 15th of the first month of a year, Bai Lianzi was sitting in the plum grove in the back garden watching the moon. A meteor passed by and fell on a plum tree in front of Bai Lianzi.

White lotus seed picked by moonlight, is about to taste, just put the mouth of plum "Gulu" a slip to the stomach. Then white lotus seed was pregnant for 81 years. Eighty one years later, on the 15th of the second lunar month, the baby inside the abdomen broke three left ribs of the mother and jumped out. This baby is Laozi. So I was 81 years old when I was born.

When Lao Tzu was born, he saw his mother was seriously injured. The first thing he did was to refine pills to save his mother. He collected dried moss from the river beach to make medicine to guide his mother and cure her illness. Her illness gradually recovered. One summer, "jellyfish" made trouble, and "xunshui" was rampant. The common people suffered a lot. His mother ordered him to control the water, so Lao Tzu put the big pot of alchemy on top of "xunshui". Suddenly, the river was locked in the pot and became docile

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