Where is Lao Tzu, the founder of Taoism, from, and what are his life stories?

Laozi was born in Qurenli, Li Township, Ku County, Chu State, now Woyang County, Anhui Province. In Laozi's time, it belonged to the territory of Chu State. Luyi and Bo County belonged to Chen State. Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan also have local knowledge. Guoyang was previously called: Zhenyuan, Guyang, and Kuxian. There are many reliable documents that can be corroborated:

Book of Sui, Volume 30, Chronicle 26: Luyi was formerly known as Wuping, but was renamed Yan in the 18th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign. . Guyang and Wuping are parallel and different counties. "Book of Wei" Volume 16 Zhongzhi Sixth ◎Topography 2 Zhongchenliu County and County 5?: 1 Xiaohuang (Liu Yu set it up, Wei Yinzhi. There are Cao Teng's Tomb, Cao Song's Tomb, and Deng Ai Temple.) ? 2 Junyi (there is Chengfu City.) 3 Guyang (there is Kucheng, Yangdupi, Laozi Temple, and Luancheng.)? Dongyan (there are Caishui and Fengtang Tomb.) 4 Wuping (Zhengshi Zhongzhong. There are Wuping City and Laixiang City were established as towns in the second year of Tianping and ended in the seventh year of Wuding)? 5 Liang County (formerly Qin Yang County, Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty was the Liang Kingdom, and was later changed to govern the Liang Kingdom City.)

Wei Zhen and Lu Yi are also juxtaposed and are different counties. "History of the Song Dynasty·Geography·4": Bozhou, Wang, Qiaojun, this defense. In the seventh year of Dazhong Xiangfu, it was built as Jiqing Army Festival. After crossing south, he disappeared in Jin Dynasty. County Seven: 1 Qiao, Wang. 2 City father, Wang. 3酂,wang. 4 Yongcheng, Wang. 5 Wei Zhen, hope. Tang Zhenyuan County. 6 Luyi, tight. 7 Mengcheng, Wang. (Note: Three thousand households are in Wang County, two thousand households are in Qing County, and one thousand households are in Shang County)

There are more reliable documents:

1. Zhenyuan and Lu Yi is two counties that are juxtaposed, but they are different places. Look at the history of the Song Dynasty: "History of the Song Dynasty·Biography 4·Clan 2": "Yuan Chan was weak and sick. Fortunately, Zhenyuan was ill at that time, so he asked for his followers. When he arrived at Luyi, he was very ill. Jianyu returned first, and he was asked about the fourth son. , I had to go back first.

2. Guyang and Luyi are parallel to each other, not the same place. "Old Book of Tang·Geography": Bozhou, Wang, Qiao County in the Sui Dynasty, led Qiao, Chengfu, Guyang, Luyi, and Fu counties. ?Zhenyuan, Ku County in the Han Dynasty, was changed to Guyang in the Sui Dynasty, and was changed to Zhenyuan in the first year of Qianfeng. It was changed to Xianyuan, and in the first year of Shenlong, it was restored to Zhenyuan, with Laozi Temple.

3. Zhenyuan and Luyi are side by side, not the same place. "New Tang Book·Zhi·Volume 28" 》: Bozhou, Qiaojun, Wang. The county was renamed in the eighth year of Zhenguan: 1 Qiao, Jin, Shang, originally attached to Peijun, 4 Luyi. In the 13th year of Daye, the county was occupied by the gangsters and was named Wozhou. In the 10th year of Wude's reign, it was renamed as Xianyuan in the first year of Qianfeng. In the first year of Shenlong, it was renamed Zhenyuan. In the second year of Tianbao, it was called Taiqing Palace. 6 Yongcheng, Shang, Benshansang and Tianbao were renamed. .

4. The "Legend of Laozi" in Guoyang, Anhui in 2015 is the fourth batch of national intangible cultural heritage. There are spiritual treasures, but there is no such thing as Luyi, Henan. In 2021, Hu Zhi in Guoyang is the fourth batch. The representative inheritors of the five batches of national intangible cultural heritage representative projects "The Legend of Laozi". As a consolation, the list of the fifth batch of national intangible cultural heritage representative projects in Henan Luyi Laozi Festival 2021, please note that the keyword is only festival.

5. Wen Tingyun's "Laojun Temple": The purple air holds half of the rock, the lotus peaks are craggy, the night is cold and the water is shining, and the sun is setting in the sky. The geographical feature of the Fuyuzuo in Baierguan Mountain is consistent with the geographical feature of the Laozi Temple in Woyang. There is a river in front of the building, which is also consistent with Feng Shui. The two words in front of the temple also prove everything: Deer. The city built the Laojun Temple on the south bank of the Turbulent River - Professor Chen Qiaoyi, director of the Historical Geography Research Center of Hangzhou University and an authority on my country's "Shui Jing Zhu", and Qian Lin of the Institute of Historical Geography of Fudan University in Shanghai. Shu and five other professors visited the Guohe River in Henan and Anhui and agreed that the Guohe River is a natural river and has never changed its course. Therefore, it is impossible for Laozi's birthplace to change from the north bank of the Guohe River to the south bank of the Guohe River. >6. Xue Daoheng's "Ode to Laojun Hall": In the old village of Lai Township, the ruins of Wochuan have changed. The temple has been destroyed and the temple is empty, surrounded by two stone monuments. In the Meteor Garden, it is the birthplace of Laozi, and the picture below is the stone plaque of the ancient Meteor Garden.

7. The country has already determined this. In 1992, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage issued a document "Approval for Woyang County to Accept Donations from Areas Outside Mainland China" and "Agreed to Woyang County to accept donations from Taiwanese compatriot Mr. Ma Bingwen to organize a 'preparatory committee for the reconstruction of Laozi's Taiqing Palace in areas outside mainland China' headed by Mr. Ma Bingwen, a Taiwanese compatriot." Donations for the maintenance and restoration of ancient buildings such as Taiqing Palace in Laozi’s hometown in the county."

8. Ma Bingwen, the famous professor of Taipei Taoist College, led the Hong Kong rich Taoist priest Tan Zhao and Taoist people from Singapore, Malaysia and other places to Woyang County for field inspections many times, and they determined that Lao Tzu was born in Woyang Central Taiqing Palace. The results of this field trip to the location. There are only three places in Luyi related to Laozi, and eleven in Guoyang. Preliminary information on the situation:

A: Luyi County includes:

1. Laojun Terrace; 2. West Taiqing Palace (720 acres of temple land); 3. , Monument of Our Lady; the place where Confucius asked questions.

B: Part of Woyang County (Note: Woyang County is a new county. A hundred years ago, most of it was formed from Hao County.)

1. Wuyouwei ; 2. Zhongtai Qing Palace; (The county annals indicate that there are 3,000 acres of temple land, and there were more than 2,000 Taoist priests.) 3. Laojun’s alchemy place 4. Jiulong Well (after Laojun was born, nine dragons gush out from the ground and spit water 5. Bailin (the cemetery of the Virgin Mary’s family); 6. Yin Xi’s tomb: 7. The recently unearthed ancient stele: 8. There are still two elderly Taoist priests in the Zhongtai Qing Palace who dictate the genealogy of hundreds of generations, saying that it has been passed down from ancient times. --Laojun was born in Wuyouwei (next to the Central Taiqing Palace); 9. East Taiqing Palace; 10. Confucius asked for rites; 11. Wujia River (ancient valley water).

9. The Laozi Temple in Woyang and the Tianjing Palace Scenic Spot in Woyang were established on May 28, 1993 by Ma Bingwen (Heyang), Taoist Master of Taiwan Taoist College and President of Hong Kong Taoist College. The temple was built by three virtuous philanthropists, including Taoist Master Hou Baoyuan and Tan Zhao?, director of the Hong Kong Tam Zhao Charitable Foundation. Woyang No. 4 Middle School and the former Tianjing Middle School were also donated and built by Mr. Tam Zhao from Hong Kong.