Statue of Lao Tzu

Traveling to Fujian, this stop came to Quanzhou to visit Qingyuan Mountain Scenic Area. Laozi statue is the most worth seeing place in this scenic spot. The statue is located at the foot of Qingyuan Mountain. It is the first attraction to arrive on the way up the mountain. The statue of Laozi is 27 meters tall and is built from 365 Laizhou granite. There are three steps in front of the statue, which comes from the thought of Laozi Daosheng, two life, two life, three life. 365 granite symbolizes the people of Laozi's hometown, 365 days a year, the wind and rain, and the long Tai'an Kang.

It is the largest and oldest existing Taoist stone sculpture in the world, carved in the Tang Dynasty, carved from natural rock, high 5.63 meters, thick 6.85 meters, wide 8.01 meters, covering an area of 55 square meters. [Fun] The whole stone statue is magnificent, amiable, full of charm, showing the unique super dust and decontamination, the charm of the fairy wind.

Next to it is also engraved with "Laozi the world first". The whole sculpture is carved with a whole natural stone, up to five meters of full body line strong and powerful, unique, can be said to be the treasure of China's Song Dynasty stone carving art.

Very historical. Recommended! ! ! ! ! ! !

Not amazing, but very meaningful, you can punch in and take pictures.

Come to climb Qingyuan Mountain early in the morning, very close to Quanzhou City, you can get there by bus. It was very quiet early in the morning, and there were some local elderly people who exercised. The statue of Laozi is at the bottom, very close to the gate. There are statues of Confucius and Laozi next to it. There is a stone engraved with "Laozi is the first in the world."

Laozi is a thinker and philosopher in the Spring and Autumn Period. He is the founder of Chinese Taoism and is revered as the ancestor of Taoism. Confucius has asked and asked for the courtesy of Laozi several times, and has been known as the "first in the world" since ancient times. Laozi stone sculpture is located in the Qingyuan Mountain Scenic Area of Quanzhou, carved in the Song Dynasty, is the largest, most carved and oldest old stone sculpture in China. The statue is simple and heavy, lifelike, and5.1 meters high. Around the stone sculpture, there are also sculptures of Laozi's "Moral Sutra" and Confucius asking for gifts.