We visited the statue which is located within the Maoshan mountain area. Shuttle vans bring visitors from the main entrance to this location and there is good photo opportunity of the statue and a slight claim up. Lao Tze is the philosopher who wrote the book on Tao and these mountains which are the holy mountains of Taoism have a 2500 history. There are temples for prayers and making wishes around the area, most famous of which is the temple at the top of the mountain called Juxiao Wanfu Gong temple. Nice views at this temple including an aerial view of the mountains and of the Lao Tzu statue from afar.