Laozi's hometown is Taiqinggong Town, Luyi County, Henan Province. There are both ancient documents and unearthed cultural relics as evidence, and the geographical location of the investigation is completely close. At the same time, it also proves that the statement that Laozi's hometown is in Yang Guo is not sufficient.

Keywords: Lao Zi's hometown Lu Yijie

Ancient and modern scholars have put forward many opinions on the location of Laozi's hometown. Among them, Liu Pangsheng's theory (KLOC-0/998) is the most conclusive and widespread, while his theory is the most confusing and fallacious (Sun 2002, 2003). This paper re-demonstrates Lu Yi's theory from four aspects, but Yang Guo's theory is untenable.

First, the literature is faithful and there are signs.

The record of Laozi's hometown was first found in Sima Qian's Historical Records and Biographies of Laozi. It reads: "I am also from Qurenli, Li Xiang, Chuku County." Chu is the ancient Chu State, Ku County is now Luyi County, (or Lai Township) is Taiqing Palace Township in the east of the county, Qurenli is Taiqing Palace Town, and the township government is located today. This is irrefutable evidence, and it has lasted for generations. For example, Guku County is now Lu Yi, and there are several public and private works.

Historical Records: "Ku County belongs to the State of Chen. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Chu destroyed Chen, and suffering belonged to Chu, so it was a bitter county. In the eleventh year of Emperor Taizong, Huaiyang State was established, including Chen County and Ku County.

What is this? Looking up Geography today is really a painful experience in Huaiyang County. "

Historical justice quoted chronology: "Huaiyang State and Jingdi were abolished for three years. By the time the History of Heaven and Han Dynasty was revised, Wang Chun, a poet of Chu, was Peng Cheng, almost the same. Suspicion and bitterness belong to Chu at this time, so it is also

Shi Gong Shu Zhi. "

Tongdian County: "The real source is the ancient bitter county, where I was born."

Ku Di Zhi: "Ku County is at the boundary of Guyang County in Bozhou. There are Laozi's house and temple, and there are nine wells in the temple, which are also in zhenyuan county, Bozhou today. "

"Historical and Geographical Evolution Table" Volume 25: "Suffering, Han belongs to Huaiyang State, and the later Han belongs to Chen State. In the Three Kingdoms period, it was still called Ku County. In the third year of Jin Dynasty, it was renamed Guyang. Tang Ganfeng changed his name in the first year

The real source. The first year of Jianyuan was renamed Yuan Xian, and the first year of Shenlong was renamed Zhenyuan. In the summer of the seventh year of the Song Dynasty, Dazhong Xiangfu was renamed Weizhen. At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, Wei Zhen went to Lu Yi and then moved to Lu Yi.

Governance, this belongs to Bozhou. "

"Yuanhe County Map" Volume 7: "Zhenyuan County, now the bitter county of Chu, belonged to Chen in the Spring and Autumn Period, and was later merged by Chu. Korea belongs to Huaiyang country. Ku County at the end of Han Dynasty belonged to Chen State. Metal beam county,

Emperor Cheng changed his name to Guyang and entered Wuping County. In the sixth year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty, he was located in Guyang county and city, belonging to Bozhou. "

"The territory of past dynasties represents the country of Huaiyang in Han Dynasty": "Kujun is a Ku county in Li Chu, east of Luyi County 10."

All the books cited above take Laozi as a native of Guxian County, and record the track of the renaming and evolution of Guxian County: Chen Guoming Deer (now Xinji Township, Lu Yi)-→ Chunqiu Chu in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and before.

Ku County-→ Huaiyang Ku County in the Western Han Dynasty-→ Ku County in the Eastern Han Dynasty-→ Ku County in the Three Kingdoms-→ Guyang County in the Jin Dynasty was renamed-→ Guyang in the Northern Qi Dynasty was evacuated to Wuping County-→ Suiguyang County-→ Tang Diegeng.

Zhenyuan county, Yuan Xian and zhenyuan county in the Ming Dynasty-→ Song changed its name to Weizhen County-→ Yuan withdrew Weizhen County to Luyi County (moved to this place), which was followed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and belonged to Bozhou (or Qiaocheng) for many times.

County).

There are also several ancient books that record Guli Township (or Lai Xiang Township and Lai Xiang Township) as follows.

History of the Han Dynasty: "Suffering ... depends on hometown." He quoted Fu Tao's Northern Expedition as saying "there is a temple of Laozi", and quoted Ancient History as saying "there is a Qurenli and Laozi"

Liya. "

"Jintai Kangdi Ji": "In the east of Ku County, there is Lai Xiang Temple, the birthplace of Laozi."

Zhu Tao's Miscellaneous Works and Biography of Immortals: "Laozi is from Qurenli, Lai Township, Chuguoku County."

"Yuanhe County Records" Volume 7: "In the first year of Ganfeng (Tang Dynasty), Gao Di was fortunate that Xuanyuan was here, so he changed to zhenyuan county".

Historical Records records: "Laozi Temple is the old house where Laozi was born."

"Historical and Geographical Evolution Table" Volume 25: "Bitter, in the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a hometown of wrasse, where I lived."

"The territory of the past dynasties represents the country of Han, Huai and Yang": "I was born in Guxian, and I belonged to Chen in the Spring and Autumn Period; After Chu destroyed Chen, suffering returned to Chu. "

All the above records in detail that Laozi is from Li Xiang, Lai Xiang or Guxian County, Lai Xiang. According to phonology, "Lai, Lai and Li" are rhyming changes, "Li Xiang,,"

It is actually a different name for a place. The history of this place name can be traced back to Shang Dynasty. At that time, in the east of Luyi County, there was a small country-Lai (Lai, Li). After Zhou destroyed Shang, Lai returned to Chen. but

Some people think that Lai did not exist in the Western Zhou Dynasty. "Chunqiugong 15" says: "Chu people cut Xu" ("Xu" is about 50 miles northwest of Sixian County, Anhui Province); "Autumn seven.

In June, Qi Shi and Cao Shi attacked him. "Zuo Zhuan" said: "Autumn, save Xu Ye. "Huidong's Zuo Zhuan Bu Zhu thinks that the reason for Zuo Zhuan Huan 13 is today.

Shan Li Store in Sui County, Hubei Province, has been following the theory of Hui since Jin and Song Dynasties. Wang Fuzhi's Shu Shu takes this as another achievement, that is, Li Xiang in Guxian County. Today, I will use geography to test, and I will act together to save Xu Zhi.

Cutting the teacher can prove that the teacher is king. In addition, the unearthed bronze ware "The Secret Inscription of Luda Situ" says: "Zhong Bai, a disciple of Luda Division, established his concubine Li (mother)."

. The word "Li" in the inscription is a duplicate of "Li", which Guo Moruo thinks is the national title suitable for the eldest daughter of Lu Dasituo. According to the Spring and Autumn Convention, the structure of women's premarital appellation is "

Ranked father's surname ",changed to" husband's family name and father's family name "after marriage. The inscription "Li" is the title of the couple after marriage: "Li" is the husband's country name, which means "Meng"

For "dragon, boss", "Ji" is the surname of Lu Guogong. According to the Water Classic Note: "Vortex water flows eastward to the southwest of Guxian County, divided into two streams, flowing northeast and entering Laicheng.

In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were still records that "the valley was called the dead valley", "the vortex water turned to the northeast, to the west of Dalai Township, and the valley water was injected into it" and "the vortex water went to the south of Dalai Township".

There are obvious sites, otherwise, Li Daoyuan will not refute. According to documents, there should be two places in the Spring and Autumn Period: one is the Taiqing Palace today,

It is the capital of my hometown, that is, the hometown of Laozi. Please see, "Tai Kang Di Ji" says that "there is a shrine in the east of the county where Laozi was born"; "Geography" cloud "Lao Zi"

Temple, the old house where Laozi was born "; "Historical and Geographical Evolution Table" says "Bitter, Lai Xiang has Laozi's residence"; Biography of Historical Records quoted Guo Zhi as saying: "The bitter county is in Bo.

There are Laozi's houses and temples in Guyang County. "Yuanhe County Records" said, "In the first year of Ganfeng, Emperor Gao was lucky and Emperor Xuanyuan was here, so he changed to zhenyuan county"; the Tang Dynasty

Preface to Guang Hongming's Collection, preached by monks and Taoists, said that "Chaucer was born in Li Xiang"; Taiping Yuhuan Ji quoted Cui Yuanshan's Lai Xiang Ji as saying that "Lai Xiang is in (bitter) county"; Historical territory table

"Records of Huaiyang County" says that Laozi is a native of Lixiang, a bitter county. Chen in the Spring and Autumn Period; After Chu destroyed Chen, suffering returned to Chu. "The above-mentioned documents are completely credible and have the characteristics of today: Lai Xiang is today.

In Taiqinggong Township in the east of Luyi County, the old Luda Situ Miming and the latest archaeological excavations are strong evidence (see below).

As for "going to Renli", there is a couplet on the main entrance of Laojuntai in the east gate of Luyi County. The couplet says: "The ancient land will be passed down to Qurenli forever, and the sky is high and near the Qing Dynasty."

Palace ". As a subordinate administrative unit, Qu is now Taiqing Palace Town (the author studied and worked in this town from childhood to youth).

The county seat is five kilometers east (consistent with the records in Lai Xiang and the territory tables of past dynasties), and its old name is Youlong Town, which takes the meaning of Confucius' "I am present" in Historical Records and Biography of Laozi.

Seeing Lao Tzu day by day is still evil. "In the northwest corner of the town, there is a highland of tens of feet in Fiona Fang, which is said to be' Hidden Yangshan'. A small river originated here and has since become famous in the local area.

It is called "Lai Xiang Gou" and runs through the whole territory of Taiqing Palace Township. This water name coincides with the documents of past dynasties (its original word should be "seto"). As for "bending"

The meaning may be the so-called "winding vortex winding in my heart" in Bian Shao's Lao Zi Ming.

Second, local relics still exist.

Kuo Di Zhi, Tai Kang Di Ji, Tai Ping Yuhuan Ji, Lai Xiang Ji, Yu Di Zhi, Yuanhe County Zhi, Historical and Geographical Evolution Table, etc.

There is more evidence, because there are too many, so we have to stop here. Excuse me!