Statue of Lao Tzu

Maoshan is known as Taoism. In 1998, Jurong City created the statue of Taishang Laojun, the founder of Taoism, on the Taoist Square of Wanning Palace in Yuanfu, Maoshan. With a net height of 33 meters and a weight of 106 tons, the statue is currently the tallest Taoist statue in the world and has been included in the Guinness Book of Records. The statue of Lao Tzu is dignified and kind, with two ears hanging on his shoulders, a beautiful beard brushing his chest, a Tai Chi fan in his right hand, and a left hand on his chest. His eyes are full of wisdom. His demeanor seemed to be eloquently teaching people the true meaning of his masterpiece "The Tao Te Ching". As soon as the statue of Lao Tzu was completed, a group of spiritual wasps floated over and built a nest to shelter from the wind and rain in the palm of the left hand of the statue. It's a little strange that the hornet's nest here is still growing with the wind, and now it is about one meter long and nearly thirty or forty centimeters wide. People joked that this scene implied the "swarming" of guests from home and abroad, and symbolized the prosperity of Maoshan. Behind the statue of Lao Tzu is a 100-meter cultural corridor built against the mountain wall. It vividly expounds the connotation of Taoist culture in the artistic forms of color painting, stone carving, mural and plate carving, and interprets Lao Tzu's extensive and profound culture with pictures and texts. philosophical thought.