Where was Lao Tzu from in ancient times?

In ancient times, Lao Tzu was a native of Ku County, Chu State, and is now a native of Woyang, Anhui Province. There are many reliable historical materials:

"Historical Records: Biography of Laozi and Han Fei": "Laozi was a native of Qurenli, Lixiang, Chuku County.". Today's Woyang County in Anhui Province belonged to the territory of Chu State in Laozi's time. Luyi and Bo County belonged to Chen State. Guoyang was previously called: Zhenyuan, Guyang, and Kuxian. It has always been a county alongside Luyi.

1. Zhenyuan and Luyi are two counties that are parallel to each other and are different places. Look at the history of the Song Dynasty: "History of the Song Dynasty·Biography Fourth·Clan Lineage Two": "Yuanyan's body was weak and sick. Fortunately, Zhenyuan was ill at that time. When he arrived at Luyi, he was very ill. Jianyu returned first and asked about the fourth son. (Note: Zhao Yuancheng was the seventh son of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty. I also wanted to go, but I only got to Luyi and became seriously ill, so I had to go back first.)?

2. Guyang and Luyi are side by side, not the same place. "Geographical Records": Bozhou, Wang, Qiao County in the Sui Dynasty. It led to the five counties of Qiao, Chengfu, Guyang, Luyi and Fu. In the first year of Chu, it was changed to Xianyuan, and in the first year of Shenlong, it was restored to Zhenyuan, with Laozi Temple?

3. Zhenyuan and Luyi are parallel, not the same place. Volume 28: Geography 2: Luyi. In the 13th year of Daye, the county was occupied by Heisha, and Wude was demoted in the past three years. ? Zhenyuan, Wangyang, Qian. The name was changed in the first year of Feng. It was called Xianyuan in the first year of Dai Chu, and it was called Zhenyuan in the first year of Shenlong. It is the fourth batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. There are Lingbao, but there is nothing wrong with Luyi, Henan. In 2021, Guoyang Hu Zhi is the representative inheritance of the fifth batch of national intangible cultural heritage representative projects "The Legend of Laozi". People. As a consolation, the fifth batch of national intangible cultural heritage representative projects in Henan Luyi Festival is listed.

5. The ancient poem "Laojun Temple" cannot be faked. 》: The purple air holds half of the rock, the lotus peak and the craggy palms are in front of the temple. The cold water is in front of the temple in the evening, and the sun is setting in the sky with the Baierguan Mountain Fuyuzuo, which is consistent with the geographical feature of "the eddying water is in the sun". The geographical characteristics of the Laozi Temple in Woyang are consistent. There is a river in front of the building, which is also in line with the Feng Shui. The two words in front of the temple also prove everything: Luyi built the Laojun Temple on the south bank of the Woyang River - it is not as scary as culture. Five professors, including Professor Chen Qiaoyi, director of the Historical Geography Research Center of Hangzhou University and an authority on the "Shui Jing Zhu" in my country, and Qian Linshu from the Institute of Historical Geography of Fudan University in Shanghai, visited Henan and Anhui along the Wohe River and agreed that the Wohe River The river is a natural river and has never changed its course. Therefore, it is impossible for Laozi's birthplace to change from the north bank of the Wo River to the south bank of the Wo River.

6. Xue Daoheng's "Ode to Laojun Hall": Laixiang Old Village, Wo River Relics. Through the ages, the temple has been destroyed, and the temple is empty. The Nine Dragon Well is the birthplace of Laozi, and the picture below is: Ancient Meteor Garden stone plaque.

7. In 1992, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage stated in a document “Approval for Woyang County to Accept Donations from Outside Mainland China.” Yang County accepted the donation from the "Preparatory Committee for the Reconstruction of Lao Tzu's Zhong Tai Qing Palace in Areas Outside Mainland China" headed by Mr. Ma Bingwen, a Taiwanese compatriot, for the maintenance and restoration of ancient buildings such as Zhong Tai Qing Palace in Lao Tzu's hometown in the county.

8. Taipei Ma Bingwen, a famous professor at the Taoist College, has led many Hong Kong rich Taoist priests and Taoists from Singapore, Malaysia and other places to Woyang County for on-the-spot inspections. They determined that Lao Tzu’s birthplace was where the Zhongtai Qing Palace in Woyang was located. The results of this on-the-spot inspection. There are only three places in Luyi related to Laozi, and eleven in Guoyang. Preliminary information on the situation:

A: Luyi County includes:

1. Laojun Terrace; 2. West Taiqing Palace (720 acres of temple land); 3. , the Monument of Our Lady; the place where Confucius asked questions.

B: Part of Woyang County (Note: Woyang County is a new county. A hundred years ago, most of it was formed from Hao County.)

1. Wuyouwei ; ? 2. Zhong Taiqing Palace; (The county annals indicate that there are 3,000 acres of temple land, and there were more than 2,000 Taoist priests.) ? 3. Laojun’s alchemy place? 4. Jiulongjing (after Laojun was born, nine dragons emerged from the ground 5. Bailin (the cemetery of the Virgin Mary’s family); 6. Yin Xi’s tomb: ? 7. The recently unearthed ancient stele: ? 8. There are still two elderly Taoist priests in the Central Taiqing Palace who are dictating the genealogy of hundreds of generations. , it is said that Laojun was born in Wuyouwei (next to the Central Taiqing Palace); 9. East Taiqing Palace; 10. The place where Confucius asked for courtesy; 11. Wujia River (ancient valley water).