Rizhao in Jiang Taigong’s hometown

The hometown of Jiang Taigong is located in Fengjiagou Village, Qinlou Street Office, Shanhaitian Tourist Resort, Rizhao City, Shandong Province.

According to "Historical Records. Qi Taigong Family": "The Taigong looked after Lu Shang, and he was from the East China Sea." In the pre-Qin Dynasty, the Yellow Sea was called the East China Sea. It was once the home of the Dongyi people, and later it was established as "Qi" A vassal state named after. "Mencius. "Li Lou": Taigong avoided Zhou and lived on the coast of the East China Sea. When he heard that King Wen was making trouble, he said: "Yu Gui is coming! I heard that Xibo is good at caring for the elderly."

"Lu Shi Chun Qiu." "The First Time": Taigong Wang, a scholar from the East Yi, wanted to settle down for the whole life but had no master. Hearing the news about Wang Xian, he fished in Wei to watch.

"Zhonglun. "The Country's Subjugation": In the past, Yi Yin was in the fields, enjoying the ways of Yao and Shun, hearing the soup and making him happy, and he was like a Shang from Xia. Tai Gong avoided the bad reputation of Zhou and lived on the coast of the East China Sea. Hearing that King Wen was prospering, he also started doing business like Zhou.

"Seventeen Histories and One Hundred Generals": Taigong looked to Lu Shang, a native of Donghai. The ancestors were granted the title of Lu, and their original surname was Jiang. They were granted the surname after him, so they were named Lu Shang. Lu Shanggai was poor and old, so he fished with Zhou Xibo.

Volume 1 of "The Biography of Guangming Generals" "Lü Shang": Lu Shang was from Donghai, his surname was Jiang. He was granted the title of Lu from his ancestors, so he was named Lu Shang and had the courtesy name Ziya. He was a man of great talent, and he wrote the "Six Tao", which prepared Yin and Yang, and he became the ancestor of military literature.

"An Interpretation of the Seven Books of the Martial Arts. Taigong's Six Tao": Taigong's surname was Jiang, his given name was Shang, his courtesy name was Ziya, and he was from Donghai.

"Han Shu. "The Biography of Dong Zhongshu. Zhongshu's Questions to Emperor Wu": "I love giving to the people, so the Taigong rises from the seaside and takes the position of the Three Dukes."

"Sages Qun Auxiliary Records" quotes "Shangshu Da Zhuan": Taigong avoids Zhou , living on the coast of the East China Sea, all led their clansmen and said: "Yun is back! I heard that Xibo Chang was good at taking care of his old age."

"Xunzi. "The Way of the King": King Fu Wen is not without noble relatives, nor is he without children, nor is he without convenience. The emperor is raised to be used by the people of the state... Zhou, the name of the ancient Dongyi country, also called Chunyu, with the surname Jiang, was located in the north of Donglu, in the eastern part of today's Shandong Province. (See "Shiben. Surname Chapter", brief quotations from "Zuo Zhuan" written in the fifth year of Duke Huan of Lu, and "Tongzhilue. Clan Strategy")

"Warring States Policy." "Qin Ce" Yao Jia said: "Tai Gong Wang, Qi's husband was driven away, Chao Ge was slaughtered, Zi Liang was chased by his ministers, Ji Jin's hatred was not unreasonable..."

"Hou (Han) Chronicles" : "Langye West Sea, where Taigong came out, and fished in Jijin, where it exists today."

"Yizhou Prefecture Chronicle" records: There is Jijin in Rizhao County, twenty miles east of the city, to the East China Sea. Li Xu, the old traces still exist.

The "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" also records: Xihai County (i.e. Haiqu County, changed in the Eastern Han Dynasty) was born from Taigong Wang, and now there is Donglu Township, and it was also fished in Jijin, and its Pupu still exists today. Donglu Township and Jijin are located on the coast of the Yellow Sea in today's Rizhao City, Shandong Province.

Liu Zhao's annotation quoted from "Natural History": Taigong Lu Wang came out, and now there is Donglu Township. He also fished in Jijin, where his Pu now exists. He also went to Jijin City, Guangchuan County, Qinghe State, and found that it should be in Langyehaiqu, but this city was different.

I called the ancient city of Haiqu, and "Tongdian" said it was in the east of Ju County. At that time, Taigong avoided Zhou and lived on the coast of the East China Sea, which was his home.

"Yuanhe County Map Chronicles." Mizhou", "Taiping Huanyu Ji". Michigan. "Ju County": The old city of Hanhai Qu County is 160 miles east of the county. It belongs to Langye County and has Yanguan.

"Natural History" says: "This place is Dongluli, Donglu Township, where Taigong Wang came from."

"Taiping Yulan" 71 quotes "Shui Jing Zhu": Lu Wang is from Donghai. He is old and has no chance to meet, so he fishes around the world. When Lu Wangxing was fifty years old, he sold Jijin and slaughtered cows at seventy. When he was ninety years old, he was the emperor's master.

Volume 4 of "Qi Cheng" "Historical Sites": Haiqu City, one hundred and sixty miles east of Juzhou, there is Donglu Township, Jijin is in Langya Haiqu, where Taigongwang comes out.

According to "Taiping Huanyu Ji": "Haiqu City of Han Dynasty is located 160 miles east of Ju County and belongs to Langya County." The "Haiqu" of the Western Han Dynasty is today's Rizhao.

Shandong General Chronicles of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty. "Zhisi": Xuedong, Zhucheng County, worshiped Taigong Wang of Zhou Dynasty. "Natural History": "Tai Gong lived in Donglu Township and fished in Jijin." There is Jijin in the south of the county and Donglu Township in the east of Juzhou, which is today's Rizhao County.

"Continuation of Shandong Archaeological Records. Yizhou Prefecture. Addendum: Rizhao County, Taigong came from Donglu Township, "Road History" said it was Ju State. "The Unification of the Qing Dynasty." Yizhou Prefecture. "Mountains and Rivers": Donglu Township, in the east of Rizhao County. Old records: "Jiangongtai is 20 miles northeast of the county, about a mile to the sea, and the old site still exists. The stream next to the platform is clear and clear, which is where Taigong fished."

"Western Sea Expedition": 20 miles east of the current county , there may be the former site of Jiang Taigong in the sea. The stream next to it is clear and rippled, which is Jijin. The quality of the books seems to be in accordance with the rules.

"An Examination of the Culture of the Yanhuang Clan." "The natives of Sanhu are the Dongyi Yan tribe": Lu Weiju's first text, the two characters are common. Therefore, there are Donglu Township and Dongluli in Ju.

"Natural History" says that Taigong Wang came out. There was Lu Mu in the Han Dynasty, and all of them belonged to her clan. Lu Zhe came from Shennong. They must be the natives of Ju County, Rizhao, and Ganyu areas, because they are all of the Yan tribe.

"Baoji County Chronicles": Lu Shang, a native of Donghai, surnamed Jiang and Ziya, a descendant of Emperor Yan, a descendant of Boyi (Yi), in charge of the four mountains, helped Yu Pingping, and was granted the title of Lu. His surname is Lu. To avoid the chaos of Zhou, he lived in the East China Sea. Hearing that Uncle Xi was good at taking care of his old age, he hid in Weibin. ...The incident is recorded in "Historical Records." Qi Family". He is the author of "Alchemy Book", "Yin Fu Jing" and "Six Tao".

"An Examination of the Culture of the Yanhuang Clan." "Dividing the Yan and Huang Tribes": Taigong is a native of Dongyi. Taigong's surname is Jiang, and his ancestor is Boling. Boling, after Shennong, can test every lineage. They are the descendants of Shennong Miao from Dongyi.

"Rizhao County Chronicles" by Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. "Historic Sites": Donglu Township, Jijin. Original Note 1:

"Yuanhe Zhi": "There is Donglu Township in the ancient city of Haiqu, where Taigong Wang came from." Original Note 2: Twenty miles east of the city and about 10 miles away from Haiqu, the name is Jiang Gongtai.

"Rizhao County Chronicle. "Characters": Taigongwang, living on the coast of the East China Sea.

Note from Langye Xihai County in "The Annals of Prefectures and Countries in the Continuation of the Book of Han Dynasty": "Where Taigong Lu Wang came from, there is Donglu Township."

"Yuanhe Zhi" and "Huanyu Ji" , "Qi Cheng" is slightly the same. There is water in the east of this county, called Jijin. There is Taigong fishing platform in Jinshang. There is an old temple on the side of the platform.

"Rural Survey Records of Counties in Shandong." Rizhao County": Rizhao and ancient Donglu Township. It was Haiqu County in the Han Dynasty and a town in the Song Dynasty. It was promoted to a county in the Jin Dynasty. It belonged to Yizhou Prefecture in Shandong Province in the Qing Dynasty and belonged to Jiaodong Road in the Republic of China. Historic site: Jijin is twenty miles east of the city and about a mile away from the sea. Taigong Lu Shang fished in Jijin, this is it.

"Chinese Personal Name Dictionary": Lu Shang, a native of Donghai in Zhou Dynasty, a descendant of Siyue, whose original surname was Jiang, was named after him, so he was called Lu Shang, with the courtesy name Ziya.

"Historical Records. "The Family of Chen Qi" says, "After Boyi, King Wu of Zhou restored the title of Qi to Qi. He named Taigong Wang, and the Chen family was destroyed." From this, we can see that Jiang Taigong should be an indigenous native of the East. Zhou Fu granted the surname Jiang to Qi, and he adopted the method of governing Qi by people from Qi. policy.

"Book of the Later Han Dynasty." The Xihai annotation of "Prefecture and State Chronicles" quotes "Natural History" as saying: "Where Taigong Lu Wang came from, there is now Donglu Township. He also fished in Jijin, and his Pu now exists."

"Warring States Policy" said: "Tai Gong Wang, Qi Zhi chased her husband." Birds miss the old forest, people miss their hometown, this is especially true for wanderers who are down and out, and frustrated eunuchs. Therefore, it is reasonable and very natural for Taigong to take the first step to retire to Shandong.

"Shandong Ancient Country Research", "Historical Records. "The Family of Taigong of Qi" said that Taigong was "from the East China Sea";

"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" also said that he was "a scholar of Dongyi". It can be seen that Taigong’s origin is Shandong.

"Road History. "Records of National Names" says: "The Taigong came from Donglu, Lu, and Juye." Yan Ruochu, a textual researcher in the Qing Dynasty, further proposed: Jiang Taigong's hometown is Donglu Township, Ju County, Shandong. Mr. Wang Xiantang also said in "Shandong Ancient Country Research": "Tai Gong is the surname Jiang of Shandong indigenous people. There is no doubt." According to the records of the World Lu Family Origin Research Association, Jiang Taigong's birthplace was Rizhao. The Lu family is a descendant of the Jiang family. Now, it has been certified by a joint inspection by an American archaeological expert group and Shandong University that four thousand years ago, Rizhao Liangcheng Town (18 kilometers away from the urban area) was the largest city in Asia. Only in such a culturally developed area can a generation of "Martial Saint" Jiang Taigong be created.