Where is Laozi's hometown?

Laozi's hometown is Taiqinggong Town, Luyi County, Henan Province.

According to legend, Laozi was born with white eyebrows and a beard, so he was later called Laozi. Legend has it that he lived in the Spring and Autumn Period. Laozi, the author of Tao Te Ching, is the ancestor of Taoism. Taoist descendants regard Laozi as a master. Compared with Confucian Confucius, Confucius in history learned from Laozi. In Taoism, Laozi is a very important immortal, known as the old gentleman on the throne and respected as the ancestor of Taoism.

World influence

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.