Louguantai Explained

Louguantai
Native Name:楼观台寺
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Map Type:China
Coordinates:34.0583°N 108.3272°W
Religious Affiliation:Taoism
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Location:Tayu village, Zhouzhi county, Shaanxi
Country:China
Architecture Style:Chinese architecture
Date Destroyed:-->

The Louguantai Temple, in Tayu village (Chinese: 塔峪村),[1] Zhouzhi county, Shaanxi province, about 70 km west of Xi'an, is the place where tradition says that Laozi composed the Tao Te Ching.[2] [3]

The Daqin Pagoda is located less than one mile to the west of Louguantai.

Notes and References

  1. Michael Keevak, The Story of a Stele: China's Nestorian Monument and Its Reception in the West, 1625-1916,, 2008
  2. [Martin Palmer]
  3. Leslie Camhi, Ruins of an Old Christian Church on Lao-Tzu's Turf, New York Times, 24 February 2002