Yu Boya was born in the State of Chu (now Jingzhou, Hubei) during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Although he is from Chu State, he is a doctor in Jin State and is proficient in piano art.. Yu Boya's meeting with his bosom friend is a story that happened on his way home from visiting relatives. This story was first handed down orally by the people, and there is no exact record in history. In ancient books, Lieyukou, a native of A Zheng during the Warring States Period, wrote Liezi, a folk story about Yu Boya's father.