Celebrities in the ancient city of Jiangnan gather together

Yiyang has a long history and culture, and talented people come forth in large numbers. Archaeological studies have proved that Yiyang is a battleground for military strategists, from the intersection of Zijiang and Xi Zhi to Xielin Port. At the end of 1990s, more than 2,600 tombs of the Warring States were unearthed, and more than 10,000 pieces of Warring States artifacts/kloc-0, mostly weapons, pottery, knives, guns, swords, halberds and a large number of complete pottery, and a tiger charm was also unearthed (all artifacts were kept in the provincial archaeological institute). Yiyang also has many folk stories about the Three Kingdoms: Zhuge Well, Maliang Lake, Lu Su Causeway, Guan Gong 'ao and so on.

During the period of national disputes, it is said that Qu Yuan, a doctor of Chu, lived in Phoenix Mountain in Taojiang, and now there is Tian Wentai in Taojiang. According to legend, Qu Yuan once wrote Tian Wen here. This four-character poem is called a wonderful article in the history of literature, with more than 170 cross-topics, which embodies Qu Yuan's exploration spirit and profound thinking about everything in the world from ancient times to modern times. war

After Pei Xiu, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, was demoted, he gave a lecture at the Caotang on the south bank of Zijiang, to help his disciples solve their doubts. According to legend, white deer contains flowers to listen to (existing Peigong Pavilion). Miracle, a contemporary poet, wrote poems in qixia temple. According to legend, there are more than 10 thousand poems, some of which are included in the whole Tang poetry. Yiyang City once held a special conference on Miracle studies.

Guo, a famous minister in Ming Dynasty, was a 23-year-old scholar and governor of Jiangxi Province, especially good at poetry and calligraphy. Most places of interest in taohuajiang have his couplets and poems. Tao Shu, a scholar in Daoguang period of Qing Dynasty, was given the imperial pen of "Inscripting Stone House" by Daoguang Emperor and spread all over the country. As the most important official in the Qing Dynasty, Tao Shu had a great influence on Hu Linyi, Zuo, Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang. Huang Ziyuan, a great calligrapher in the late Qing Dynasty, wrote The Ninety-two Laws of Calligraphy Structure, which was highly praised by the calligraphy circle. Calligraphy teaching is still used as a basic teaching material.

There are three leaves and one leaf in modern times. Zhou Gucheng, a famous historian, vice chairman of the National People's Congress and a leading figure in the field of history. Zhou Libo, a famous writer, won the Stalin Prize for Literature twice, which is regarded as a milestone in modern literature. Zhou Yang, a famous literary theorist, used to be the deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the CPC and the Minister of Culture. Writer Ye Zi had a great influence on the revolutionary literature at the beginning of last century. Zhang is a famous overseas Chinese leader and educator in China.

Contemporary literary and art circles are full of talents. Mo Yingfeng, a famous writer, won the Mao Dun Literature Prize for Ode to a General. Ye Meng is a famous essayist in our province. Liu Chunlai is a famous novelist in our province and is listed as one of the five key talents in our province. As an influential dramatist inside and outside the province, Zhao Fengkai has won the National Watch Award, the "Five Ones" Project Award and the Wenhua Award. There are also a number of performing artists in our city, such as Xie Fang, Jia Lei and Wu Jun.