Which Yunmeng Mountain did Guiguzi live in seclusion?
Yunmeng Mountain, where Guigu’s hermitage is located, is in the west of Qi County, Hebi City, Henan Province today.
Yunmeng Mountain, also known as Qingyan Mountain, was the secluded place of Guiguzi during the Warring States Period, a holy place for students such as Su Qin, Zhang Yi, Sun Bin, Pang Juan, Mao Sui, and Li Mu, and the first ancient military academy in China. It is a national AAAA-level scenic spot, a national-level forest park, a national key cultural relic protection unit, and the best tourist attraction in China.
Yunmeng Mountain belongs to the Taihang Mountains, located in the west of Qi County, Hebi City, Henan Province, and at the junction of the east part of Weihui City. The main peak is 577 meters above sea level. It has been a tourist attraction since ancient times. The literati of the past dynasties left many poems, cliff inscriptions and inscriptions. There is also an aerial grassland on the top of the mountain - Yunmeng Prairie, a scenery beyond the Great Wall.
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Guiguzi and Sun Bin’s grandfather Sun Wuzi were close friends. Sun Wuzi spent many years of hard work and wrote thirteen military books, intending to dedicate them to the king of Qi to enrich the country and strengthen the army, but Qi Jinggong did not He has no skills and regards military books as garbage. Later, he dedicated the military book to King Helu of Wu, and only the manuscript remains. When Wu and Chu fought, the king of Wu fought according to the military strategy and defeated the Chu army.
Gui Guzi lived up to the great trust and took the manuscript to live in seclusion in Yangcheng, Yingchuan. Yangcheng was close to Chu, fearing that he would be discovered by King Zhao. He traveled across mountains and rivers and hid in Chiyang, Fufeng, Shaanxi. It was adjacent to Quanrong and suffered from repeated wars. , so he crossed the Yellow River eastward and settled in Chaoge Yunmeng Mountain, the capital of Wei.
Due to the hardships of the journey, Guiguzi realized that in order to save the world from fire and water, he must strengthen the army and enrich the country, support justice, and defeat evil. So he gathered his disciples in Yunmeng Mountain to give lectures and carry forward Sun Wuzi's art of war.
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