Biography of Xiang Yu

Author: Chang Wansheng
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: "It is better to chase the fleeing enemy with remaining strength than to seek fame by imitating the. Even today, thinking of Xiang Yu, one cannot help but shed tears for the hero who refused to cross the river eastward. These four lines of poetry reveal two fatal weaknesses of Xiang Yu: the tenderness of a woman and the courage of a common man. The scene of 'The Farewell of King Xiang and His Concubine' has made the tears of heroes throughout the ages flow endlessly. He was once a victor, a hero who dominated the times and shook the heavens. On the battlefield, he was incredibly brave, daring and decisive, commanding with exceptional skill. 'His eyes roared at them,' and the enemy general 'could not bear to look, nor dare to move his hands.' In his lifetime, he fought dozens of battles, winning most of them, and was known as 'a genius of a hundred victories in a hundred battles.' On a deep autumn day, he led twenty thousand elite soldiers across the Zhuo River, broke his cooking pots and burned his houses, holding for three days with high morale and the determination to fight to the death against the Qin army, which outnumbered them ten to one.