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Originally one of the duke states under the Xi (Western) Zhou dynasty (1046–771 bce), Chu rose in the mid-8th century bce around the present province of Hubei, in the fertile valley of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) in South China.
Chu (Chinese: 楚; pinyin: Chǔ; Wade–Giles: Ch'u, [2] Old Chinese: *s-r̥aʔ [3]) was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty. Their first ruler was King Wu of Chu in the early 8th century BC. Chu was located in the south of the Zhou heartland and lasted during the Spring and Autumn period.
- Who Were The Chu people?
- Chu People Believed in Ghosts and Witchcraft
- The Chu Civilization Was Defeated by King of Qin, Ying Zheng
- Archaeological Discoveries Shed Light on Lost Chu Civilization
The beginning of Chu’s history remains disputed as few historical facts are available. What is known is that according to an ancient legend, the earliest ancestor in the lineage of the Chu royal family is Zhu Rong, the God of Fire. Zhu Rong acted as Emperor Shun’s huozheng (“Minister of Fire”). His main duties involved observation of the sky and se...
The Chu people had their own special view of the world and the universe. For one thing, they believed in magic, ghosts, and witchcraft. The people of Chu considered death to be a passage into another form of life, and thus had a custom of elaborate burials, for which members of high-ranking nobility would be buried along with large quantities of br...
The Chu kingdom became especially significant during the late Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 – c. 1046 BC) and throughout the Spring-Autumn and Warring States periods (770 – 221 BC). The Chu kingdom included most of the present-day provinces of Hubei and Hunan, along with parts of Chongqing, Guizhou, Henan, Anhui, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai. ...
That would be the end of the story if it hadn’t been for the mysterious “underground Kingdom of Chu”, where we can admire marvelous collections of bronze artifacts, silks and embroideries, paintings, and music. For the first time ever, long-lost Chu artifacts can now see the light of day once again, and expand our knowledge of the Chu people and th...
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Aug 1, 2024 · Jon M. Chu (born November 2, 1979, Palo Alto, California, U.S.) is an American director, producer, and writer. He directed the popular romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and the musical drama In the Heights (2021).
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Jul 28, 2024 · Before he'd bring "Crazy Rich Asians" and "In the Heights" to the big screen, Jon M. Chu was the kid folding napkins in the corner of his dad's Silicon Valley restaurant. His...
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Chu comes from a family of highly educated white collar professionals and scholars. His father, Ju-Chin Chu, earned a doctorate in chemical engineering from MIT and taught at Washington University in St. Louis and Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, and his mother studied economics at MIT.