Louguantai
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]
Louguantai Temple.
Lao Tze statue.
The Daqin Pagoda is located less than one mile to the west of Louguantai.
References
- 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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