Qingyuan Mountain: Laozi between Rock and City
At Quanzhou’s northern mountain edge, a monumental seated Laozi turns a natural boulder into a meeting of sculpture, landscape and Daoist thought.
The Song-period Statue of Lao Tze is a specific World Heritage component within this wider mountain landscape. Its natural rock, seated posture and city-facing setting reward attention at several scales.
At Quanzhou’s northern mountain edge, a monumental seated Laozi turns a natural boulder into a meeting of sculpture, landscape and Daoist thought.