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title: Lao-Tzu
author: Thanato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4551/lao-tzu/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Lao-Tzu

_Authored by Thanato_

## Image File

[![Lao-Tzu](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4551.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4551.jpg)

## Image Caption

A monumental statue at Mt. Qingyuan of Lao-Tzu, the Chinese philosopher who lived c. 500 BCE and who is credited with founding [Daoism](https://www.worldhistory.org/Taoism/) (Taosim).

## Cite This Work

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Thanato. (2016, February 13). Lao-Tzu. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4551/lao-tzu/>
### Chicago
Thanato. "Lao-Tzu." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 13, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4551/lao-tzu/>.
### MLA
Thanato. "Lao-Tzu." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Feb 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4551/lao-tzu/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laozi_002.jpg) by [**Thanato**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laozi_002.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 13 February 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.