China News Service, Hefei, February 20 (Liu Hao) Recently, the Luyi Toll Station of Yanluo Expressway in Henan Province was renamed "Laozi's Hometown" station, causing controversy among netizens in Anhui. China News Service contacted many experts to interpret the matter. analyze.

　　Lao Tzu, surnamed Li Ming'er and styled Dan, is a great philosopher, thinker, and founder of the Taoist school in my country.

Regarding his place of origin, there has always been a lot of controversy, especially in Guoyang County in Anhui Province and Luyi County in Henan Province, both of which are called "the hometown of Laozi".

　　According to the official website of the government of Guoyang County, Anhui Province, Guoyang County is the birthplace of Lao Tzu, and is known as "the hometown of Lao Tzu, the source of Taoism in the world".

　　According to the official website of the government of Luyi County, Henan Province, Luyi County is the birthplace of Laozi, the world-famous founder of Taoism, and is also recognized as the hometown of Laozi in the world.

　　On January 1 this year, Luyi County, Henan Province renamed the original high-speed toll station to "Laozi's Hometown" station. Recently, it has once again caused discussions among netizens in Anhui.

　　Some netizens believe that this move by Luyi, Henan hurts the feelings of the people of Guoyang, Anhui.

　　Some netizens also believe that Anhui should take the initiative to develop humanistic and historical resources and not fall behind.

　　Yang Benken, researcher of literature and history of Bozhou CPPCC, said in an interview with Chinanews.com that disputes over the hometown of famous people are not uncommon, and the dispute over "the hometown of Laozi" is not something that only exists now. Guoku County” in two ways.

　　Yang Benken said: "I believe that the original intention of naming Luyi's 'Laozi's Hometown' station is also to better carry forward the spirit of Laozi, not to develop it exclusively."

　　Yang Benben believes that the two places, Guoyang and Luyi, are geographically close, and the people are close to each other. The straight line distance is less than 100 kilometers. They drink the water together, and they must admit the existence of disputes, and then work separately to promote the Laozi culture.

　　Although Luyi County and Guoyang County belong to Henan and Anhui provinces, they are both located in the upper and lower reaches of the Guohe River, and both belong to the Central Plains dialect cultural area.

According to reports, Tianjing Palace in Guoyang County and Laozi Cultural Park in Luyi County were also recognized as "International Cultural Exchange Bases for Overseas Chinese in China" by the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese in 2015 and 2021 respectively. It has great influence and is an important place for international publicity and promotion of Laozi culture.

　　Pan Xuefeng, researcher of literature and history of the Anhui Provincial Political Consultative Conference, told Chinanews.com that Laozi culture is an excellent historical and cultural heritage in China, and every Chinese son and daughter has the responsibility and obligation to inherit and carry forward. The most important thing is to inherit their excellent ideas and apply them in the new era of construction.

　　Weng Fei, director of Anhui History and Culture Research Center and librarian of Anhui Provincial Culture and History Research Center, said in an interview with Chinanews.com that "drinking the same river water together, inheriting Laozi's god", "each has its own beauty, and the beauty of beauties", and work together to be a good Laozi. The inheritance and promotion of culture and the formation of a joint force are still a long way to go. There is really no need to cause disputes, and do unnecessary internal friction and introversion...

　　"The way of heaven is beneficial but not harmful; the way of saints is to act without contention." Weng Fei also quoted sentences from the Tao Te Ching to express his views.

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