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The name "Yangzhou" derives from climate and human nature. Guo Pu (276–324) mentioned that the Jiangnan region had a warm and wet climate, its vegetation was dense and there were flowing waters in rivers and lakes, which gave people a feeling that the area was full of vigour and life, therefore it was called Yangzhou. [6]
Guo Pu (Chinese: 郭璞; AD 276–324), courtesy name Jingchun (Chinese: 景純; pinyin: Jǐngchún), was a Chinese historian, poet, and writer during the Eastern Jin period, and is best known as one of China's foremost commentators on ancient texts.
Yang Pu was born in 900, during the reign of Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, as the fourth son of the major late-Tang warlord Yang Xingmi the military governor of Huainan Circuit (淮南, headquartered in modern Yangzhou, Jiangsu), whose domain would become Wu eventually. [5] His mother was Yang Xingmi's concubine Lady Wang. [7]
Huayang Guo Zhi vol. 11. 11. Yang Pu ... Guangling County (Yangzhou, Jiangsu) Politician: Eastern Wu: Yang Zong
Guo Pu, who was famed for his skills in writing and divination, is considered the foremost writer of the Eastern Jin period. [28] Guo wrote a number of fu while fleeing his hometown of Wenxi (modern Wenxi County , Shanxi Province ) in the face of an invading Xiongnu army, some of which describe the large number of destroyed or deserted towns ...
Over 10,000 Southern Tang troops were dispatched and briefly reclaimed Yangzhou. However Chai Rong ordered the city be reclaimed, with any men found retreating to have their legs cut off. Yangzhou quickly was recaptured by the Later Zhou. Li Jingda meanwhile established a defensive position with 20,000 men around 50 km west of Yangzhou.
A Qing-era depiction of the enthroned Zhao Kuangyin sending Guo Zongxun, the former child emperor, into exile. According to the History of Song, Zhao Kuangyin marched his troops into Kaifeng the following day. Fan Zhi was so distressed that, upon receiving the news after attending court in the morning, he squeezed Wang Pu's hand until it bled.
Huayang Guo Zhi vol. 11. 07. Wang Dai ... Wu Pu 吳普: Guangling County (Yangzhou, Jiangsu) Physician: Wu Qi