Xiang Yu (232 BC-202 BC), male, recorded in Tang and Song Dynasties, was a descendant of Guo Xiang, a vassal state of Zhou Dynasty. His surname is Ji, his first name, and he is a man. He was born in Xia Xiang County, surabaya county (now Suqian City, Jiangsu Province). At the end of Qin Dynasty, he was a statesman and strategist, and the grandson of Xiang Yan, a famous Chu State.
At the end of Qin Dynasty, Chu Huaiwang Mi Xin (or Xiong Xin) made him Duke of Lu. In the first 207 years, Julu fought a decisive battle and led the Chu army to defeat Qin Jun. After Qin's death, he called himself "the overlord of the West Chu" and ruled the nine counties of Liangchu in the lower reaches of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. Later defeated by Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang, he committed suicide in Wujiang (now Shexian County, Anhui Province).
As the representative of China's military thought "military situation" (military situation, military tactics, military yin and yang, military skills), Xiang Yu is a military commander who is famous for his outstanding force. Li Wanfang commented that "Xiang Yu's courage has never been second in a thousand years."
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Xiang Yu's bravery and his personality have been told by the Han people through the ages. Xiang Yu was strong-willed, even headstrong, and eventually ended in failure. But he would rather die than live up to his elders in Jiangdong and his tragic and beautiful love with Yu Ji, which is also a memorial for all generations and the exclusive owner of the word "overlord". There are many contents related to Xiang Yu in China traditional operas, such as Farewell My Concubine, a famous modern Beijing opera.
Because Xiang Yu committed suicide by the river, later generations honored him as one of the "narcissus kings", hoping that the spirit of Xiang Yu could protect the safety of fishermen and water transportation and trade.
Xiang Yu's story is well known to all women and children. Many literati wrote poems to express their regret or praise, all of which showed Xiang Yu's history in China and its influence on later generations. In the eyes of future generations, Xiang Yu's spirit has sublimated to the highest level, injecting vitality into the essence of the Chinese nation.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xiang Yu