History and Culture Luyi was called "Minglu", "Ku", "Zhenyuan", "Guyang" and "Xianyuan" in ancient times. In the second year of the Yuan Dynasty (1265), it was changed to Luyi County, and the county name is still in use today.

Laozi, my country's great philosopher, thinker, founder of the Taoist school during the Spring and Autumn Period, and one of the world's 100 historical and cultural celebrities, and Chen Tuan, a famous scholar and Taoist monk in the early Song Dynasty, were all born here.

The Tao Te Ching written by Lao Tzu is recognized as the oldest philosophical classic in the world and the most widely circulated book besides the Bible.

Taiqing Palace, Laojun Terrace and other cultural relics commemorating Laozi are well preserved. In 2001, the Laojun Terrace and Taiqing Palace sites were approved by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage as national-level cultural relics protection units.

Luyi has hosted the "Laozi stamp launch ceremony", held the "Laozi academic seminar", organized the excavation of Yinshan cultural sites, built the Laozi Memorial Tower, launched the tourism development of Laozi's hometown, and laid the foundation for the development of Luyi's tourism industry.

A good foundation.

There are many places of interest related to Laozi in Luyi County.

Taiqing Palace is the most important memorial building left behind by Laozi’s birthplace.

There is now a Taiji Hall, three Tang cypress trees and dozens of inscriptions from past dynasties.

Among them, the "Stele of Comments on the Tao Te Ching by Emperor Kaiyuan Shen Wu of the Tang Dynasty", the inscription is Xuan Zong's interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, and is a treasure of cultural relics.

The Dongxiao Palace, one mile north of the Taiqing Palace, is a complex of buildings commemorating Li's mother. It contains the main hall and some of the Zhou palaces. The innate empress dowager's monument of praise for Song Zhenzong's "imperial script and seal forehead" is located here.

Laojun Terrace in Luyi County was part of the Mingdao Palace in the Tang Dynasty. Laojun gave lectures here when he was young. Laojun Terrace is also the legendary place where Laozi attained enlightenment and became an immortal, so it is also called Shengxian Terrace. The terrace is several meters high.

Zhang, there are many ancient cypresses, which have lasted for thousands of years and have not been destroyed.

In addition, there are Yinyang Mountain, Laixianggou, "Ancestor of Ten Thousand Religions" Archway, Confucius Asking Ceremony Office, Jiulong Well, Wangyue Well, Wuping City, Chen Tuan and other places of interest in Luyi County.

Taiqing Palace was built in the Eastern Han Dynasty and was originally named Laozi Temple. It was renamed Taiqing Palace in the Tang Dynasty. It was a place where Laozi was worshiped in all dynasties.

After the establishment of Taoism, Laozi was respected as the leader, and Taiqing Palace became the ancestral palace of Taoism and a holy place in the minds of Taoists.

Li Yuan, the founder of the Tang Dynasty, respected Lao Tzu as his ancestor, and the Taiqing Palace became the Tang Royal Temple, which was greatly expanded. Ancient books say that in the Tang Dynasty, the Taiqing Palace was as grand as the Chang'an Palace.

At this time, Lao Tzu's status was really the best in the world.

Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty erected the "Stele of Commentary on the Tao Te Ching of Emperor Kaiyuan Shenwu of the Tang Dynasty" at the birthplace of Lao Tzu. This stele is one of the earliest and most valuable inscriptions among the many extant inscriptions in the history of Lao Tzu's birthplace.

Dongxiao Palace, commonly known as the Harem, was originally named Li Mu Temple. In the Tang Dynasty, it was changed to the Xiantian Queen Mother Temple, and later renamed Dongxiao Palace. It was a place where Li Mu was worshiped in all dynasties.

Zhao Heng, Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, came to pay homage to the Empress Dowager and set up the "Three Imperial Steles" with the words "Praise to the Empress Dowager Xiantian" on her forehead. It is on the southeast side of Dongxiao Palace. The stele has been erected for a thousand years, but it is still intact. According to experts, it is

One of the four largest Song dynasty steles preserved in China.

In addition, there are more than 10 inscriptions from the Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

In 1997, archaeological experts excavated a large-scale cultural relics complex in the Taiqing Palace that included Longshan cultural sites, Western Zhou tombs, Eastern Zhou rammed earth foundations and large horse pits, Tang and Song architectural foundations, inscriptions, and Ming and Qing buildings.

The site is early in age, has a large span, is well preserved, has rich cultural connotations, and has high historical, scientific and artistic value.

More than 10 archaeological experts from Beijing and Henan Province directed nearly a hundred migrant workers to excavate more than 3,300 square meters of ground in front of and around the Taiqing Palace, and unearthed clear Taiqing Palace ruins from the Tang, Song, Jin, and Yuan Dynasties, as well as a large number of

Sacrificial vessels.

Subsequently, more than 60 archaeological experts and scholars from Peking University, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, the Institute of Archeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the Institute of History, and the country's most well-known archaeological experts gathered in Luyi to study the results of the excavation and unanimously concluded that the large number of sacrificial rituals discovered

The tools prove that sacrifices to elders were held in the Taiqing Palace and Li Mu was held in the harem in the past dynasties, which is completely consistent with the historical records. The archaeological excavation was rated as one of the top ten archaeological discoveries in the country in 1997, thus going down in history and shocking both at home and abroad.