Louguantai
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Louguantai | |
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楼观台寺 | |
![]() Louguantai Temple | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Taoism |
Location | |
Location | Tayu village, Zhouzhi county, Shaanxi |
Country | China |
Geographic coordinates | 34°3′30″N 108°19′38″E / 34.05833°N 108.32722°ECoordinates: 34°3′30″N 108°19′38″E / 34.05833°N 108.32722°E |
Architecture | |
Style | Chinese architecture |
The Louguantai Temple (Chinese: 楼观台寺), in Tayu village (塔峪村),[1] Zhouzhi county, Shaanxi province, about 70 km west of Xian, is the place where tradition says that Lao Tze composed the Tao Te Ching.[2][3]
Lao Tze statue.
The Daqin Pagoda is located less than one mile to the west of Louguantai.
References[edit]
- ^ Michael Keevak, The Story of a Stele: China's Nestorian Monument and Its Reception in the West, 1625-1916, ISBN 962-209-895-9, 2008
- ^ Martin Palmer, The Jesus Sutras: Rediscovering the Lost Religion of Taoist Christianity, ISBN 0-7499-2250-8, 2001
- ^ Leslie Camhi, Ruins of an Old Christian Church on Lao-Tzu's Turf, New York Times, 24 February 2002
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