Yue Fei
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Yue Fei (Template:Zh-stp; March 17?, 1103 - January 27, 1142) was a Chinese patriotic and nationalist military leader who fought for the Southern Song Dynasty against the Jurchen Jin Dynasty.
Days after his birth, flooding of the Yellow River destroyed Yue Fei's village. His father drowned in the floods, but not before he had ensured the survival of his wife and son by floating them downstream in a jar. Yue Fei and his mother settled in Hebei province. Becoming proficient in warfare at an early age, Yue Fei as a young man narrowly escaped execution after killing the Prince of Liang in a martial arts tournament. He did not join the fight against the Jurchen invaders until he was 23.
According to the legend, Yue Fei's mother wrote four characters (Template:Zh-cp) which mean "serve the country loyally" on his back before he left home. This statement was seen as a program for the remainder of his life.
As a valiant and tactically astute general, Yue Fei led many successful campaigns against the forces of the Jin Dynasty. Taking advantage of the difficulties which his opponents' cavalry experienced in the hilly terrain of Southern China, he was able to score victories although his troops were frequently outnumbered. His forces succeeded in regaining territory south of the Yangtze and Huai Rivers. However, his attempt to recoupe the northern lands lost by the Southern Song Dynasty was opposed by officials who believed further warfare would prove too costly. Eventually, corrupt officials persuaded the Emperor Gaozong to recall Yue Fei to the capital, where he and his son, Yue Yun, were sentenced to death and executed on charges that were "Not Necessarily There" (Template:Zh-cp). The phrase has entered the Chinese language as an expression to refer to fabricated charges.
One of the great symbols of patriotism and a national hero in China, Yue Fei is also a renowned poet, his most famous piece being Manjiang Hong (The Bloody River).
Yue Fei is also sometimes credited with developing the Eagle Claw (Ying Zhao) style of martial arts.
There is a famous mausoleum shrine to Yue Fei in Hangzhou.
Zi: Peng Ju (鵬舉) Posthumous name: Wu Mu (武穆)de:Yo-Fei ja:岳飛 zh:岳飞
External links
- The Most Famous Tattoo in Chinese History - Jing Zhong Bao Guo (http://www.authenticasian.com/?p=11)