There are two theories. It is said that Xiang Yu's family is the imperial clan of Chu. Xiang family originated from Chu royal family and was later sealed in Xiang land, so it was named after Xiang land. On the other hand, Xiang Yu's family was originally an aristocrat of Lu, and has been a general of Chu for generations. Develop your influence and scope in Huiji!
Father's name: Xiang Ying (also known as Xiang Ying, recorded as Xiang Rong in Xiang genealogy) Mother's name: Long.
After the demise of Chu, Xiang Jia was slaughtered, and Xiao Grandpa Xiang Corydalis was split in his hometown of Wuzhong. He and his younger brother Xiang Zhuang went into exile with his uncle Xiang Liang to Wuxian (now Suzhou, Jiangsu). When he was young, Xiang Liang asked someone to teach him calligraphy and poetry, but he soon got tired of it. Hou Liang asked someone to teach him martial arts again, but he didn't learn it quickly. Liang is furious! Ji said: "Learning literature can only remember names, and learning martial arts can only be worth one hundred. If you want to learn, learn from ten thousand enemies! " So Liang taught him the art of war. But he didn't want to learn after studying for a while, so Liang had to follow him and leave him alone. He is more than eight feet tall (recorded as eight feet and two inches in Hanshu), can carry a tripod (pronounced as gāng, pronounced as "steel") (the origin of the word "overlord lifts a tripod"), and he was ambitious when he was young. When Qin Shihuang visited Zhejiang (now Qiantang River), Xiang Yu saw that his chariots and horses were magnificent and said to Xiang Liang, "He can replace him (I can replace him)." In the first year of Qin Ershi (209 years ago), Chen Sheng and Guangwu rose up in osawa Township (that is, the Daze Township Uprising). Xiang Yu responded by assassinating Wuzhong satrap Yintong. In this campaign, Xiang Yu single-handedly killed nearly 100 Yintong guards, showing his unparalleled martial arts for the first time! Twenty-four-year-old Xiang Yu led 8,000 anti-Qin rebels from Wuzhong (now Suzhou) to the historical stage.