Yuyang Mountain has been the best place to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Taihu Lake since ancient times.
As early as the ancient Dayu flood control period, it was recorded that Wang Mang, the leader of Fangfeng tribe, was buried at the foot of Yuyang Mountain. At that time, it was still a wild place, and the ancestors "kept tattooing to show their long face", so that Dayu "entered the naked country" and had to undress and do as the Romans do.
The name of Yuyang Mountain comes from the story of Wu Zixu's "giving a mountain to repay his kindness". After Wu Zixu led the army to attack the powerful Chu State, dug graves and flogged King Chu Ping, and gained a blood feud, he found the descendants of the old fisherman who saved his life in those days, took them back to the State of Wu, and found a piece of geomantic treasure-house nearest to the palace for proper placement. And named this place Yuyang Mountain, which means that the old fisherman saved his life like a vast ocean, and he will never forget it.
This used to be the seat of the State of Wu. There have been three changes in the history of Wu. The fathers of He Lv moved the city from Wuxi Meili to Xukou, and built the Nangong on the east side of Yuyang. Today, the names of Nangong Bridge and Nangong Hall here are still vaguely reminiscent of the scale of the Nangong. Not far from the Nangong, there is a mound called Jiangdun, where the story of Sun Wu's "three orders and five applications", "beheading two concubines" and paying homage to the general happened. At that time, Wu Zixu recommended Sun Wu seven times in one day, and Lu Wang was fascinated by Sun Wu's lecture on the art of war. He wanted to see how Sun Wu was training, so he transferred one hundred and eighty maids to Sun Wu to direct the training. Sun Wu divided the ladies-in-waiting into two teams, with the princess as the captain, and practiced the array method. The ladies-in-waiting just laughed and laughed freely for fun. Sun Wu, the commander-in-chief of Iron Blood, made three orders and five applications, destroying flowers and killing concubines. In this process, He Lv, the king of Qi, tried to intercede in person, but Sun Wu refused on the grounds that "being away from home will not affect your life". Up to now, there are beautiful women's tombs, the Second Princess Temple and other historical sites here, but in the Second Princess Temple, the statue of Sun Wu and the statue of the Second Princess are juxtaposed, and I don't know what the consideration is. Under the persuasion of Wu Zixu, He Lv, the king of Wu, finally chose to build a mound on the Nangong small tinker, awarded Sun a flag, a seal and a tiger symbol, and formally worshipped Sun Wu as the general to command Wu Jun.
The northern dock of Yuyang Mountain was once the naval base of Wu State. King He Lv formed a most advanced naval force here at that time, which was composed of ships, riders and warships, and was responsible for landing, transportation, water combat and other tasks. Wu Zixu, who is in charge of naval training, wrote "The Art of War in Wu Zixu-The Law of Water War", systematically put forward the strategic goal of "exhausting, disturbing, mistaking and defeating the enemy" and the tactical thought of flexibility, which can be said to have created a precedent for guerrilla tactics in the history of China War. In the winter of 506 BC, Wu Zixu, together with Sun Wu, led an amphibious mixed formation composed of 30,000 elite soldiers, and fought with 200,000 troops of Chu, winning all five wars and occupying the capital of Chu. In the second year of Focha, Wu Zixu led the navy to fight against the invading Vietnamese navy in the waters of Fujiao Mountain (now Dongting Mountain in the west). He adopted the tactics of "luring the enemy into depth, dividing, ruling and encircling", wiped out more than 20 thousand people with the essence of the Vietnamese navy in one fell swoop, pursued and swept the Vietnamese army, and forced Gou Jian, the king of Yue, to be captured.
Princess Wu was buried in the bamboo forest at the northern foot of Yuyang. According to the Records of Filial Piety in Xiangshan, this Zheng Dan is the concubine of He Lv, the king of Wu. But in more literary works and film and television dramas, she is said to be the favorite of Fu Cha, the king of Wu. It turned out to be a beautiful Yueguo woman who lived with Shi in a neighboring village. After being attracted, she and Shi were introduced to Fucha. Alas, Zheng Dan became a victim of political intrigue in his early years.
Yuyangshan witnessed the rise, power and decline of a dynasty, the conspiracy, shamelessness and bloodiness behind wuyue's hegemony, the lament of Wu Zixu, the hero of the world, and the despair of Fu Cha, a bad king, who hid his face. Behind a dynasty, blood shed's memory and people's sufferings are left behind.
Since then, Wu's ethos has gradually changed from "respecting martial arts and swords" to "respecting Taoism and martial arts". After the Northern and Southern Dynasties, gentry gathered in Wu, satellites were brilliant, and champions came forth in large numbers. Jiangnan talents became famous all over the world, and Wu Pai and Xiangshan Gang were born. Many literati are attracted by the beautiful scenery of Yuyang Mountain, and often get together, fishing in the ocean, boating on the lake, or gathering at the top of the mountain, splashing wine and splashing ink, leaving a lot of masterpieces handed down from generation to generation.