The History and Culture of Laojunyan in Quanzhou

The statue of the old gentleman was carved in the Song Dynasty. "Quanzhou Fuzhi" records: "Stone statues are natural, and good people carve them."

French scholar Diana Lee, as an expert in the Foreign Languages Bureau of the Ministry of Culture, visited Quanzhou with a foreign expert group and wrote an inscription in Laojunyan: "This is my second visit to Laojunyan, but I am still as excited as last time, because the old man is closely integrated with the earth, and he seems to know everything." Ren Zhen, a famous planning expert in China, said, "I am the best in the world".

The statue of Laojun is listed as a national key protected cultural relic and a unique artistic treasure in China Taoist stone carvings. Carved in the Song Dynasty, it is still vivid and radiant after thousands of years of ups and downs. According to the Records of Quanzhou compiled during the reign of Qing Qianlong, "Stone statues are natural, and good people are carved in miniature." It shows that it is a natural giant rock in the shape of an old man, and it is a wonderful work of folk craftsmen. It was carved into a sitting statue of Laozi, a famous philosopher, thinker and founder of Taoism in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Sima Qian, a famous historian in the Han Dynasty, recorded in Historical Records of Lao Zi's Biography of Han Fei that "Lao Zi's surname is Li, his name is Er, and his name is Bo Yang." So he is from Qurenli, Chugu County. Laozi's immortal work Tao Te Ching has a wide and far-reaching influence, as we often say, "Happiness lies in misfortune; Disaster, happiness depends on it. " Warn people that fortunes are always relative, and there is no need to be swayed by considerations of gain and loss. Keep a clear head at all times and don't be confused by appearances. His views are full of simple materialism. The statue of the old gentleman was originally surrounded by a tall Taoist temple, and the magnificent Taoist buildings such as Zhenjun Hall and Beidou Hall were quite spectacular. Later, the Taoist temple was burned down, and Laojunyan stood in the open air, becoming an organic whole with nature. Its survival is enough to prove that the ancient city of Quanzhou, known as the "Museum of World Religions", enjoyed a very prosperous Taoist culture in the Song Dynasty. Li Laojun rode a green cow out of Hangu Pass and wandered from Chu to Fujian. Probably he took a fancy to the land of "Quannan Buddha Country". !