Zhao Zhongshi (, ), or Zhong Shi (, ), was a prince of
Nanyue.
He was a son of the
Chinese mandarin
Zhao Tuo, was sent as an emissary to the king of
Âu Lạc, and was given the hand in marriage of Mỵ Châu, the only daughter of
An Dương Vương. But she unwittingly betrayed her father to her husband's father, leading to the fall of
Cổ Loa fortress to Zhao Tuo. In legend. An Dương Vương fled with his daughter. When he reached a river, he called out to the Golden turtle for help, to which the turtle surfaced and scolded him: “The one on horse behind
ouis the enemy? Why not kill
hat one” So he killed her. Zhao Zhongshi arrived immediately afterward, and found the body of his beloved wife and his father-in-law nowhere to be seen, he brought her body back to Cổ Loa for burial and later on drowned himself in the well where his wife once bathed.
Zhao Zhongshi and Mỵ Châu in literature
Zhao Zhongshi and Mỵ Châu are a
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motif in Vietnam's literature.
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See also
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Nanyue
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Triệu dynasty
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Zhao Tuo
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Panyu District
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An Dương Vương
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Âu Lạc
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Baiyue
References
Nanyue
Suicides by drowning in China
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