Originally named Jingshi Mountain, Laojun Mountain is the main peak of the eight-hundred-mile Funiu Mountains, a remnant of the Qinling Mountains, with an altitude of 2,200 meters. Later, it was renamed "Laojun Mountain" by Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty after Li Er, the "Keeper of the Archives" of the Western Zhou Dynasty, came here to retire and cultivate himself and was respected as the “Taishang Laojun” by Taoism. This name has been used ever since. It is said to be the place where the founder of Taoism, Li Er, retired and cultivated himself. A temple was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty to commemorate him, and the Iron-topped Laojun Temple was built under imperial orders during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty.

Laojun Mountain has been prosperous in religious activities throughout the ages and is revered as a sacred place of Taoism and a famous mountain in China. Laojun Mountain has well-preserved its original appearance, recording the tectonic evolution process of the southern margin of the North China craton over 1.9 billion years, including rifting, dispersion, accretion, aggregation, collision, and orogeny. Its unique landscapes such as "detached peak forest," stone forests, and Mazong Ridge are breathtaking and are known as a national geological park. Funiu Mountain Global Geopark has extremely high scientific research value.

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