The Origin of Mount Laojun

March 6，2026

Legend has it that during the Spring and Autumn Period, the Supreme Ancestor Lao Tzu rode a green ox westward toward the Hangu Pass. The pass commander, Yin Xi, witnessed an auspicious purple aura gathering in the east and knew a great sage was approaching, so he ventured out to welcome him.

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After composing the five-thousand-word Tao Te Ching at Hangu Pass, Lao Tzu continued his journey west to Jingshi Mountain in Luoyang—the place we now know as Mount Laojun—where he lived in seclusion to cultivate the Tao.

The mountain earned the name "Mount Laojun" because Lao Tzu is revered in Taoism as Tai Shang Lao Jun (The Supreme Venerable Sovereign). The official imperial decree renaming the mountain was issued during the Tang Dynasty.

The Laojun Temple at its summit was originally constructed during the Northern Wei Dynasty. Later, during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, the legendary minister Yuchi Jingde oversaw its grand renovation. Built at the very pinnacle of the mountain with iron rafters and iron tiles, the temple became renowned far and wide as the "Iron Peak" (Tie Ding).

Taoist architecture places a profound emphasis on harmony with the environment. Mount Laojun possesses a breathtaking, majestic presence, featuring unique tectonic peak forests and spectacular stone landscapes that deeply move the soul.

The layout of the Laojun Temple follows the natural contours of the mountain. By refusing to alter or destroy the original terrain, the architecture perfectly embodies the core philosophy that "The Tao follows Nature" (Dao Fa Zi Ran).

LonghuTao has chosen Mount Laojun as our sacred site for invoking blessings. We hope that through the spiritual empowerment of this holy Taoist mountain, we can wash away worldly dust and welcome pure, auspicious fortune into the lives of all who walk this path with us.

老君山的來歷

2026年3月6日

相傳春秋時期，太上道祖老子騎青牛西行至函谷關前，關令尹喜見東方紫氣氤氳，知有聖人將至，遂出關迎接。老子在函谷關著《道德經》五千言後，又繼續西行至洛陽的景室山，也就是如今的老君山歸隱修煉。

這座山因老子被尊為道教“太上老君”而得名“老君山”，正式下詔易名是在唐朝時期，其山頂的老君廟則始建於北魏，唐太宗時期，又由大臣尉遲敬德監工修繕，山巔修建，鐵椽鐵瓦，在外以“鐵頂”著稱。

道家建築注重與環境的呼應，老君山氣勢雄渾，山中具有獨特的“滑脫峰林”地貌、壯觀的石林景區等景觀群，非常震撼心靈。老君廟佈局依山就勢，不破壞自然地貌，體現了“道法自然”的理念。

LongHuTao選擇老君山為神聖的祈福之地，期望道教聖山的靈氣加持，為眾善信蕩穢除氛，迎祥納福。

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