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Jinwen family emblem: Xi Guo and Xi Lady (Peach Blossom Lady)

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According to the "Zuo Chuan", Lady Xifei of Peach Blossom, which can be called a peerless beauty, was born in Chen Guo in the Spring and Autumn Period, and was the daughter of Chen Zhuanggong, the king of Chen Guo. Chen Guojun is a descendant of Emperor Shun, surnamed Concubine. Mrs. Peach Blossom's surname is Concubine, and because she is married to the king of Xi Kingdom, she is called Xi Concubine. Xifei, this is a manifestation of the woman's surname in the three dynasties, that is, the husband's family name plus the father's surname.

One day, Xifei Province was a relative passing by Cai Guo, but was molested by his brother-in-law Cai Hou. When Xihou heard this, he was furious, but his national strength was weak and he was unable to resist Cai. Xi Guo asked the State of Chu to take revenge. King Wen of Chu wanted to use this as an opportunity to expand his power, and also wanted to occupy the peerless beauty Lady Xi. The State of Chu was strong at this time, so small countries such as Cai State and Xi State could only obediently obey orders.

According to the "Great Qing Dynasty Unified Records Hanyang Mansion", although Mrs. Xi became Mrs. Chu, she did not forget her homeland, did not forget her family and country, and missed her homeland more and more. One day in April, when the peach blossoms were in full bloom, Lady Xi fled from the State of Chu and traveled to the eastern part of Huangpi, where she was chased by the King of Chu. Poor Madame committed suicide by jumping into the river. His son King Chucheng heard that his mother committed suicide by jumping into the river, and sorrow came from it, and he burst into tears, and then built the Peach Blossom Lady Temple at the place where he committed suicide, and mourned and sacrificed at four o'clock.

Lady Peach Blossom's husband, the state of Xi, surnamed Ji, was founded in the early Zhou Dynasty, and was one of the "Hanyang Zhuji" of Western Zhou, and the surname Xiguo of Ji died in 680 BC and was destroyed by the State of Chu. However, oracle bones, golden texts and archaeological discoveries all prove that the State of Xi existed in the Shang Dynasty at the latest, but it is not known what is the relationship between the State of Xi of the Shang Dynasty and the surname of the Zhou Dynasty.

The "interest" in the Shang Zhou Jinwen family emblem is generally made as follows:

Jinwen family emblem: Xi Guo and Xi Lady (Peach Blossom Lady)

Late Shang dynasty apparatus "Xiding" ("Integration" 1225), inscription: "Breath". "Xi", the name of the Shang dynasty.

Jinwen family emblem: Xi Guo and Xi Lady (Peach Blossom Lady)

The late Shang dynasty apparatus "Yixi Yao" ("Integration" 6824), inscription: "Yixi", which should be the composite emblem of the "B" and "Xi" families.

Jinwen family emblem: Xi Guo and Xi Lady (Peach Blossom Lady)

The early Western Zhou Dynasty apparatus "Xi Bo Bi" ("Integration" 5386), inscription: "In the eighth month of the king, Xi Bo gave Bei to Jiang, and used it as the father Yi Bao Zun Yi." "Uncle Xi, it should be the king of the country of Xi, the count.

During the late Shang period, the state of Xi was located in the area of Tianhu Village, Mangzhang Township, Luoshan County, Henan Province. In 1979, 1980 and 1985, the Xinyang District Cultural Administration Committee and the Luoshan County Cultural Center carried out three excavations here. Bronze artifacts with the inscription "Xi" accounted for 65% of all bronze objects with inscriptions, and most scholars believe that the Swan Lake cemetery is a Xi ethnic cemetery. According to Li Boqian and Zheng Jiexiang's "Analysis of the Later Li Shang Dynasty Burial Families", the Xi state of the Zhou Dynasty may have been located in the territory of present-day Xi County, Henan. According to the Zuo Chuan, the state of Xi was destroyed by the state of Chu in the fourteenth year of the Duke of Luzhuang (680 BC).

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