摘要
吴(wu),is the name of anancient kingdom and also of a placein Chinese history.At the beginningof the Xizhou Dynasty(circaB.C.1000-B.C.771),a prince namedTaibo came to live in Wu.His directdescendent later thrived and lordedthe region,making himself a king andWu his kingdom.But in B.C.475,thekingdom of Wu was overthrown andthe Yue Kingdom took over.
