Where is Xu Fu of the Qin Dynasty? Where is Xu Fu's hometown?

Where did Xu Fu come from? There are not many records about Xu Fu's family in ancient orthodox literature. Later generations want to know the origin and specific evolution of Xu Fu's family, based on the genealogical records of Han Dynasty works and the genealogical data of warlocks who appeared in Tang and Song Dynasties. According to scholars' research, among the Xu Genealogy, which records the history of Xu Fu's family, there is the Xu Genealogy of Three Kingdoms.

Xu Fudong's travel pictures

Xu wrote in the book that in Nanchang, now, there is a celebrity named Xu Zhi, whose ancestral home is in the East China Sea. Xu Gai, his ancestor, lived in seclusion in Zhou Nan. He didn't work as an official, plowed the fields, read books, passed down his family, was indifferent to fame and fortune, and made his own living. The book also writes that Xu Zhongsheng has two sons, the eldest son is Xuchang, the youngest son is Yan Xu, and Yan Xu is also called Xu Shang.

His son's name is Xu Mengsheng's son's name is Xu Zi and Xu Fu, also known as Xu. Wei Fulin led his ancestors to Zuzhou in the East China Sea, which is now Japan. Xu Shang knew that Chuifu was going to rebel, and he would never return, so he let Xuansun live in Hongdu (Nanchang Zhou Nan) and let his son live in seclusion in Zhou Nan. Since then, he moved to Zhou Nan and passed it on to Xu Zhimo for eight generations. There are other authors' works in Xujiapu. According to records, Xu Fu, also known as Xu's or Xi, has a name and a character. His father's name is Xu Meng and his grandfather's name is Xuchang. He always listens to his grandfather and is loyal to his great-grandfather. The blessing rate inspired 3,000 men and 3,000 women to enter the East China Sea ancestral state. Yan Xu learned that Chui Fu was going to rebel and never returned to the East China Sea. In order to avoid the genocide of Qin Shihuang, he ordered his grandson to live in Nanchang, the capital of Hongdu, and has lived in Zhou Nan ever since.

Later scholars refer to these documents, and after careful textual research and verification, they find that there are several basic similarities. At first, the Xu family was sealed in the Xia Dynasty, and most of the Xu descendants were scattered in Donghai County and surrounding areas. Xu Fu's father, grandfather Xu Chang and great-grandfather, because Xu Fu took thousands of people to Japan and didn't return, Xu was worried that Qin Shihuang's crime would be reduced, leading to genocide, so he quickly moved all his descendants to Nanchang and lived in seclusion for a long time. After such data research, it can be confirmed that Xu Fu is from Langya County in the East China Sea and Ganyu County in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province.

Cui Fu, Cui Fu's hometown, was a famous alchemist in Qin Dynasty and a famous physician at that time. The story of Xu Fu's going out to sea was widely circulated among the people, which not only promoted the economic and cultural exchanges between China, Japan and South Korea at that time, but also had a great influence on the economic and cultural exchanges between China and Japan. So where is the hometown of such a powerful figure?

Pictures of Xu Fu's hometown

In fact, there are two stories about Trev's hometown. One is Xu Fuzhen, northwest of Longkou. Legend has it that this is where Chuifu went to the sea, and his mother was also placed here. Up to now, there are many statues of blessing in many places in Longkou. In xu fuzhen, there is a Xugong Temple, which was built in memory of Xu Fu. Up to now, many people are famous for visiting it.

Another hometown of Xu Fu is Xu Fu Village, Jinshan Town, Jiangsu Province. According to historical records and the excavation of cultural relics here, this place is Langya County during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and there is also a Xugong Temple here. This ancient temple is much bigger than Longkou's, several times as big as it. Jiangsu Xugong Temple is magnificent and full of A Qin flavor. The statue of Xu Fu in the yard is also lifelike. On the left of the sculpture is a little boy with a sword in his hand, and on the right is a very lovely little girl with a gourd in her hand, which is very realistic.

Both places have their own versions of their old hometown. However, there is no accurate evidence to show which one is right, but I think, no matter where Cui Fu's hometown is, no matter how many versions of the legend about Cui Fu are recorded in history, the historical influence of Cui Fu's going to sea is certain, and his actions are worthy of our discussion and study in ancient times, now and even in the future.

The topic of going to sea for blessing has been a hot topic for hundreds of years His move promoted the economic and cultural exchanges among China, Japan and South Korea, which was of far-reaching significance at that time and even now, and was of great research value in history, religion and many other aspects.

Xufu statue

During the Qin Shihuang period, the wind of seeking immortals prevailed in society. Because of Qin Shihuang's powerful power, he wanted to enjoy this right forever. At this time, Xu Fu wrote to the king that there are three mountains on the sea where many immortals live, and many immortals can take the elixir of life. In order to gain long-term rule, Qin Shihuang ordered Xu Fu to live for a long time, and gave him 3,000 boys and girls with daily necessities such as dry food, money and seeds, and set off. However, things don't always develop according to our beautiful imagination. After a long time, they didn't find the legendary fairy mountain, let alone the immortal.

In the blink of an eye, many years have passed. In 2 10 BC, Chuifu once again took many people out to sea to find immortals. They came to a "vast plain" by accident. Chuifu felt that the climate there was comfortable, the air was fresh, and it was very suitable for people to live in, so he decided not to go, gave up the search for the fairy mountain, became king there, and never returned to China.

There is also a saying that the real purpose of Xu Fu's going to sea is not to seek the medicine of immortality. He brought a large number of virgins and various plant seeds, apparently to help the king of Qin expand his territory and increase his sphere of influence. Of course, this is just an inference. But it is undeniable that Xu Fu's voyage to the West has promoted the economic and cultural exchanges among China, Japan and South Korea.

Where did Cui Fu go? Chuifu has traveled to the East China Sea three times, but his whereabouts are always a mystery. Chui fook crossed the East for the first time and soon came back. Maybe he just found the sailing route at that time, or he happened to find Japan or South Korea, but because there were not enough people around him, he came back and made up an excuse to trick Qin Shihuang into preparing young men and women, craftsmen and tools for him. It's just that Qin Shihuang was eager for success and didn't care about these things, so he didn't have doubts.

Xufu statue

No wonder Japanese and Korean legend Xu Fu has been there, bringing them new production technology and skills. In particular, there are many relics of Xu Fu's life in Japan. There is a saying among Japanese folks that Xu Fu is the emperor in their mythology. Chui fook's whereabouts may be the most well-known in the Chui fook family. In the textual research of existing materials, there are records of Xu Shi's genealogy, among which his father and Xuchang are his grandfather. These genealogical data also show that the Xu descendants who went to Chuifu led many people eastward to Zuzhou, which is now Japan. The Xu family knew that they would rebel if they didn't return, so they were afraid that Qin Shihuang would blame them, so they quickly moved their descendants from the East China Sea to Nanchang, now, never to be an official, cultivate their morality and keep away from state affairs, so as not to cause genocide. These data are conclusive and consistent with the legend left by Xu Fu in Japan. So, Chui fook finally went to Japan and disappeared from China.

After Xu Fudong took away a lot of manpower and equipment, he came back for the third time and reported to Qin Shihuang that he had met a big fish, which may also be true. In ancient times, when I went to sea, the weather was bad for the first time and the wind and waves were very heavy. Maybe I managed to log in to Japan, but I have to come back when the materials are used up. The second time I went to Japan with people and tools was to transform and develop production there. It took ten years, perhaps because I found that I didn't have enough people and materials, so I ventured back to the Central Plains. When I came back for the third time, because it was inevitable to encounter sharks several times, whales did exist in the reasons compiled for Qin Shihuang. There may be danger of fish and sharks when he comes back, so Qin Shihuang went out to sea to meet him himself. For the third time, he took away a lot of treasures and human and material resources from the Central Plains, and Xu Fu settled in Japan for a long time.

After a long struggle for power and war, Qin Shihuang and Xu Fu were old and suffered from heart failure. Although he has the ambition to dominate the world forever, he has no choice but to be bound by the laws of nature. However, due to the centralization of ancient kings, Qin Shihuang wanted to change this fate.

Xufu statue

The eunuchs around him can naturally ponder the king's psychology, so it is their task now to find the art of immortality and cater to the needs of the holy family. When Qin Shihuang visited Mount Tai and held a meditation ceremony, he passed through the hometown of Chuifu, Langya County, East China Sea. The well-informed eunuch learned the rumor that quack doctors were good at alchemy and immediately reported the news to Qin Shihuang. Qin Shihuang was naturally very happy to hear that it was possible to solve his immortal master. So immediately summoned chui fook.

Xu Fu is familiar with astronomy, geography and medical Taoism, and knows Qin Shihuang's desire for immortality like the back of his hand. He told Qin Shihuang that there are three sacred mountains in the Bohai Sea, and there are many immortals on the mountains. Immortals have magical medicines that can make people live forever. He asked Qin Shihuang to allow him to ask the immortals for the elixir. Qin Shihuang was very happy to hear that. He hoped that there would be such an elixir in this world, so he gave Xu Fu a lot of gold and silver jewelry and ordered him to go out to sea to look for an elixir.

Chui fook didn't get any elixir on his first trip. On the contrary, he lost the jewels given to him. When he came back, he told Qin Shihuang that he met Poseidon at sea, and Poseidon only showed him but didn't give him the elixir. He saw many immortals on the mountain, each with a life span of thousands of years. Poseidon said that boys and girls, as well as various craftsmen's utensils, must be dedicated to get the elixir of life. Qin Shihuang doesn't depend on how many gifts he wants, boys and girls, craftsmen's utensils. So he readily agreed to Poseidon's demands and ordered Xu Fu to find suitable men, women and craftsmen at home, ready to ask for the elixir again.

However, when Chuifu left with the boys, girls and craftsmen, he didn't come back. Qin Shihuang had no choice but to wait patiently. It's been ten years since I saw Xu Fu again. At this time, Qin Shihuang was getting older and his body began to get worse. All the panacea he longed for was pinned on Xu Fu. He looked forward to it for ten years, but Chui Fu replied that he could have got the elixir, but he couldn't walk beside it because of the big glue fish. I hope Qin Shihuang can let him take some archers to shoot glue fish. After hearing what Xu Fu said, it seems that as long as you kill the big fish, you can get the elixir of life, so you go out to sea to kill the big fish yourself. However, there was a big fish that died before Xu Fu brought the elixir of life.