Tomb of Wu Zixu

Tomb of Wu Zixu

Wu Zixu was born in fujiazhai Town, Laohekou City, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province, and died in Xukou Town, Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province. At present, there are Wu Zixu's cemeteries in both places.

brief introduction

Wu Zixu (? ~ 484 B.C.) was a senior official of the state of Wu at the end of the spring and Autumn period. The name is Zixu. Chu people in the spring and Autumn period. Jianli County people, the county station outside its statue. There is also a saying that Shenwan (formerly guanghuafu village, which was transferred to Gucheng in 1949) was granted Shendi in Gucheng Lengji District of Xiangyang City, so it is also called Shenxu. Wu Zixu's father is Wu she, and Wu Yuan's brother is Wu Shang. Wu Zixu was the founder of Suzhou city. His grandfather was Wu Ju. He was famous for his advice and advice when he served King Zhuang of Chu, so his descendants were very famous in the state of Chu.

geographical position

Guangxu year "Guanghua county annals" also contains: "rich villages, Angu place, 30 away from the city, many people, for the hometown of Zhou Wu Zixu."

According to Sima Qian's historical records, Wu Zixu died in the state of Wu, but his grave was in his hometown guanghuafu village. Why? Guanghua (now renamed Laohekou) local mass flow legend: after Wu member was killed by Wu King fuchai, officials, gentry and villagers in his hometown smuggled his bones back for burial. To guard against theft, a total of 100 tombs were built. Ninety nine fake tombs were buried in Hexi (West of the Han River, now Gucheng County, Guanghua in ancient times). The real tombs were buried in Hedong, and a temple was built.

unearthed relic

As for Wu Zixu's tomb, it is also recorded in Guanghua county annals during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty: "Wu Ju's tomb is in Fuchun Township, where stone tools are preserved today."

Wu Zixu's tomb is still in existence. It is located in tiejianggou village, Chenjiagang village committee, fujiazhai Town, Laohekou City (Chenjiagang used to belong to Fucun township). The tomb is 13 meters long, 10 meters wide and 3.5 meters high. There are still stone tools on the tomb.

Chenjiagang village committee is close to today's Danjiangkou City. In April 1986, when Danjiangkou brick and tile factory was collecting soil from Shanggang village of Chenjiagang village committee, it excavated a Warring States tomb and unearthed more than 70 pieces of bronze and pottery. According to the method of burying the Warring States tombs, it should be a group of tombs, so the tombs of Wu Zixu nearby are indeed ancient tombs of the Warring States period.

Monument to Wu Zixu's hometown

In addition to the tomb still exists today, Laohekou City now has a "monument to the hometown of zhouwuzixu". After Wu Zixu's death, the officials in his hometown erected many steles to commemorate him. The existing monument was erected in 1751 by an (Kang), Xiang (Yang), Yun (Yang) Dao Chen Dawen and county magistrate Li Fengyun. The inscription reads: "chishi Chu tomb was filial before his death, but he was loyal after his death.".

Ink of ancestral temple

Wu Zixu's hometown is not only in Fucun township of Guanghua County, but also has a ancestral temple. Celebrities and poets of past dynasties will naturally write poems and articles, leaving ink marks. Among them, the most famous one is Chu Yu, an ancient historian of Xiangyang Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty: "there is no filial piety or loyalty in the ancestral Tomb of Fu Xiang. He generously gave birth to Chu and calmly admonished Wu. He is brave and clean in his life. He is angry at the end of thousands of Li. He pays homage to the temple of desolation again and has a strong wind."

In Xukou Town, Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province. Wu Zixu? He fled to the state of Wu to help the king build a city and train his troops. Later, he committed suicide. The tomb is more than 1 meter high. The tomb is made of stone. The inscription in front of the tomb reads "the tomb of Duke Wu of Wu Xiangguo". There are also steles of Wu Gong Ying's hiding place in Wu Xiangguo and steles of rebuilding Xushan ancestral temple. Nearby, there are two imperial concubines' tombs, baijiangtai and other historic sites.

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