Where is Zhang Fei's ancestral home?

Zhang Fei and Hou Xixiang, sworn enemies in the Three Kingdoms, are almost household names, so where is his ancestral home?

Zhangfei sculpture

Although historical records recorded that Zhang Fei was from Youzhou, which is now Zhuozhou, Baoding City, Hebei Province, Zhuo Jun at that time was very extensive, including Gu 'an and Fanyang. So which of these seven counties is Zhang Fei's ancestral home?

You can see a thing or two from Zhang Fei's title. Zhang Fei was named Hou of Xixiang. Some people say that Xixiang refers to the place name, which is the hometown of Zhang Fei. It is a city in Zhuo Jun, located in Xixiang, about 20 miles west of Zhuozhou, Hebei Province. It is the hometown of Zhang Fei.

And this place is now a town in Fangshan District, Beijing, where there happens to be a site. Archaeologists called it Xixiang ancient town after textual research. There is also evidence that this is Zhang Fei's hometown. When Liu Bei appointed Zhang Fei as the Hou of Xixiang, Xixiang was not the territory of Shu, but the territory of Cao Wei. Therefore, if Xixiang was not Zhang Fei's hometown, Liu Bei could not have named Zhang Fei in other countries.

Of course, there is also a saying that Zhang Fei is from Fanyang, because in Fanyang, southwest of Zhuozhou, there is a Zhang Feidian, which is said to be the home of Zhang Fei's former residence, and there is also a Tao Zhuang, which is said to be the place where the three masters of Taoyuan became sworn. However, this statement is not supported by any evidence, and it is mostly some speculation of future generations, which is not credible.

From the above, Zhang Fei's hometown should be Xixiang, which is now Changgou Town, Fangshan District, Beijing.

What is Zhang Fei's Facebook?

In the song "Singing Facebook", "Dou Erdun with blue face steals horses, Guan Gong with red face fights Changsha, Dian Wei with yellow face and Zhang Fei with white face", we can know that Zhang Fei's Facebook is black. Black fits Zhang Fei's character very well. Zhang Fei's face is very recognizable, a "black cross butterfly face".

Zhang Fei's Facebook

Some people will wonder why Zhang Fei has butterflies, and whether it is inconsistent with his image in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. When people mention butterflies, they think of the way they fly in the sky. They use butterflies to fly, symbolizing the word "fly" in Zhang Fei's name.

In addition, Zhang Fei's face shows the characteristics of "leopard head and ring eyes" to symbolize Zhang Fei's bravery and good fighting. Zhang Fei's full face of laughter and anger shows that Zhang Fei is an informal person with a true temperament. Experts have given an answer to the combination of laughter and anger in Zhang Fei's Facebook.

Facebook, like people, has an appearance. When people laugh, their eyebrows and eyes droop slightly, their corners of the mouth rise slightly, and their cheekbones rise high. When Zhang Fei's face was created, it was this characteristic that was grasped. Careful observation of Zhang Fei's face shows that his eyes, eyebrows and corners of his mouth are smiling. However, in order to show Zhang Fei's anger, Zhang Fei's eyebrows were narrowed and locked to highlight the other side of Zhang Fei. When designing Zhang Fei's Facebook, Zhang Fei's personality characteristics will be integrated into it. "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" Zhang Fei is brave and heroic. He doesn't have much wisdom, but he has a real temperament. His great joy and anger are often shown on his face.

The story of Zhang Fei throwing chicken feathers

Today we will tell the story of Zhang Fei throwing chicken feathers. He was a strategist during Zhang Fei's Three Kingdoms period. At that time, Zhang Fei was a warrior and very arrogant. Zhang Fei despises a scholar like Zhuge Liang. He thinks that this kind of scholar has only one mouth, and compared with those who fight side by side with our army, he naturally can't ride on my head.

Zhang Fei stills

Zhang Fei looked down on Zhuge Liang very much, and repeatedly said that he was better than Zhuge Liang in front of Liu Bei. Liu Bei loves talents and appreciates Zhuge Liang's talents very much. Tell Liu Bei and Zhang Fei that you can compare with Zhuge Liang and see who is better. So Zhang Fei invited Zhuge Liang to compete, and Zhuge Liang easily agreed. Zhang Fei decided to compete with Zhuge Liang to see who had the greatest strength.

Then Zhuge Liang said to Zhang Fei, "I am famous for my strength. Compared with you, I'm a little sorry for you. Ok, I'll give you a step first. You throw chicken feathers, I throw stones. It's good for you, too. Even if I win you, I will win with a clear conscience. " Zhang Fei agreed happily, he thought, so I will definitely beat you. You still get carried away all day.

So the game began, Zhuge Liang threw a stone first, only to see him throw it unhurriedly, not far away. Zhang Fei was happy when he saw it. He polished his fist and wiped the floor, only to see that he tried his best to feed and threw chicken feathers all over the floor. But the chicken feather floated slowly and landed at his feet. In this way, Zhuge Liang won easily, and it is even more difficult for later generations to describe it with the story of Zhang Fei losing a chicken feather.