The Romance of the Yang Family

Author: Xiong Damu
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: Sixty years after Yang Ye's death, when Yang Wenguang was still alive, the famous literary figure Ouyang Xiu wrote: "Both father and son were renowned generals, their wisdom and courage hailed as invincible. Even today, scholars across the land, down to the youngest villagers and the most humble laborers, can all speak of them." Another literary figure, Su Zhe, wrote a poem upon passing the ancient Beikou Yang Wudi Temple while traveling to the Liao Kingdom: "My galloping was originally for the use of the Central Plains, and my deeds once earned me reverence even in foreign lands." The Romance of the Yang Family is an excellent popular novel. The prototypes of Yang Ye, Yang Yanzhao, and Yang Wenguang in the book all have entries in the History of the Song Dynasty. The heroic deeds of the Yang Family in defending the borders and resisting invaders had already spread throughout the Song Dynasty. Sixty years after Yang Ye's death, when Yang Wenguang was still alive, the famous literary figure Ouyang Xiu wrote: "Both father and son were renowned generals, their wisdom and courage hailed as invincible. Even today, scholars across the land, down to the youngest villagers and the most humble laborers, can all speak of them." Another literary figure, Su Zhe, wrote a poem upon passing the ancient Beikou Yang Wudi Temple while traveling to the Liao Kingdom: "My galloping was originally for the use of the Central Plains, and my deeds once earned me reverence even in foreign lands."