Coordinates: 34°3′30″N 108°19′38″E / 34.05833°N 108.32722°E / 34.05833; 108.32722

Louguantai

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Louguantai
楼观台寺
Louguantai Temple
Religion
AffiliationTaoism
Location
LocationTayu village, Zhouzhi county, Shaanxi
CountryChina
Louguantai is located in China
Louguantai
Shown within China
Geographic coordinates34°3′30″N 108°19′38″E / 34.05833°N 108.32722°E / 34.05833; 108.32722
Architecture
StyleChinese 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 Xi'an, is the place where tradition says that Laozi composed the Tao Te Ching.[2][3]

  • Louguantai Temple.
    Louguantai Temple.
  • Lao Tze statue.
    Lao Tze statue.

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

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Martin Palmer, The Jesus Sutras: Rediscovering the Lost Religion of Taoist Christianity, ISBN 0-7499-2250-8, 2001
  3. ^ Leslie Camhi, Ruins of an Old Christian Church on Lao-Tzu's Turf, New York Times, 24 February 2002
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