Where is Laozi's hometown?

There are two versions of Laozi's hometown. One is located in Taiqinggong Town, Luyi County, Henan Province. The other is located in Zhengdian Village, Guoyang County, Anhui Province.

Taiqinggong Town, Luyi County, Henan Province 1

Sima Qian's Historical Records Han Fei's Biography of Laozi is the earliest and most authoritative record of Laozi: "Laozi was born in Qurenli, Li Xiang, Chuku County." According to today's statement, Lao Tzu is from Taiqinggong Town, Luyi County. This problem, which was not a problem originally, ignited a debate about the ownership of Laozi's hometown in the early1990s, and it escalated.

2. Zhengdian Village, Guoyang County, Anhui Province

According to historical records, there are two unique landscapes in Laozi's hometown, one is Meteor Garden, and the other is Jiulong Well. It is precisely because these two landscapes are not available elsewhere that they are called landmark landscapes. Kowloon Well is the witness of history. One of the Jiulong wells discovered in Guoyang County is surrounded by a meteor garden. These two landscapes, which are closely related to the birthplace of Laozi, were discovered in Taiqing Palace, Yang Guo, providing strong evidence that Laozi was born here.

Laozi's influence on the world

Laozi's works and thoughts have become the precious wealth of the world historical and cultural heritage. The influence of Laozi's thought is unparalleled not only in Taoism, but also far-reaching outside Taoism.

Its influence not only includes philosophy, religion, politics, economics, sociology, aesthetics, ethics, literature and art, psychology, education, logic and rhetoric, but also involves many fields such as medicine, health preservation, qigong, military affairs, management, architecture and gardening. According to the incomplete statistics of the Yuan Dynasty, since the pre-Qin period, there have been more than 3,000 kinds of research and annotation works in the Yuan Dynasty.

Laozi's thought has a far-reaching influence on the development of China's philosophy, and Tao Te Ching is one of the works with the largest circulation in the world. In 1980s, according to the statistics of UNESCO, among the world famous cultural works, the Bible was translated into foreign languages and published with the largest circulation, followed by the Tao Te Ching.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Laozi