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Louguantai

Coordinates:34°3′30″N108°19′38″E/ 34.05833°N 108.32722°E/34.05833; 108.32722
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Louguantai
Lâu xem đài chùa
Louguantai Temple
Religion
AffiliationTaoism
Location
LocationTayu village,Zhouzhi county,Shaanxi
CountryChina
Louguantai is located in China
Louguantai
Shown within China
Geographic coordinates34°3′30″N108°19′38″E/ 34.05833°N 108.32722°E/34.05833; 108.32722
Architecture
StyleChinese architecture

TheLouguantaiTemple (Chinese:Lâu xem đài chùa), in Tayu village (Tháp dục thôn),[1]Zhouzhi county,Shaanxiprovince, about 70 km west ofXi'an,is the place where tradition says thatLaozicomposed theTao Te Ching.[2][3]

TheDaqin Pagodais located less than one mile to the west of Louguantai.

References[edit]

  1. ^Michael Keevak,The Story of a Stele: China's Nestorian Monument and Its Reception in the West, 1625-1916,ISBN962-209-895-9,2008
  2. ^Martin Palmer,The Jesus Sutras: Rediscovering the Lost Religion of Taoist Christianity,ISBN0-7499-2250-8,2001
  3. ^Leslie Camhi,Ruins of an Old Christian Church on Lao-Tzu's Turf, New York Times, 24 February 2002