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Wu Yun (died 484 BC), better known by his courtesy name Zixu, was a Chinese military general and politician of the Wu kingdom in the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 BC). Since his death, he has evolved into a model of loyalty in Chinese culture.
May 14, 2009 · Learn about the legend of Wu Zixu, a loyal and vengeful advisor who drowned himself in the river and became a river god. Find out how his story is connected to the Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional Chinese celebration with dragon races and zongzi.
A dialogue between Wu Zixu and his wife in the Dunhuang story of Wu Zixu contains dozens of hidden drug names that are puns or clues. This article revisits the significance of the drug names, the textual difference between two manuscripts, and the historical-philological backgrounds of such dialogue.
Wu Zixu was forced to commit suicide by Fuchai, with his body thrown into the river on the fifth day of the fifth month. After his death, in places such as Suzhou , Wu Zixu is remembered during the Dragon Boat Festival.
Nov 13, 2010 · Wu Zixu 伍子胥 (d. 484) was a high minister of the state of Wu 吳 during the late Spring and Autumn period 春秋 (770-5th cent. BCE). Wu Xu 伍胥, as he is also called, was a son of the noble Wu She 伍奢 from the state of Chu 楚.
Wu Zixu 伍子胥. General of the Spring and Autumn era; driven from his native state of T'su after the murder of his father and brother in about 520 BC, he served the rival court of Wu.
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Fuchai’s prime minister, Wu Zixu, 10 unable to contain his fury over the scene unfolding before him, admonished Fuchai, stating his disbelief that, in light of Goujian’s wanton behavior at Mount Kuaiji, the king did not have him killed forthwith.
