Sima Qian's "Historical Records of Qi Taigong Family" records: "Those who aim high are the masters of the East China Sea.
"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" said: The East China Sea is "the land of the East". Dongyi refers to the land of ethnic minorities in the east at that time.
In other words, it refers to the places where these ethnic minorities live in concentrated communities in the middle and lower reaches of the Huaihe River, while Linquan County in Anhui Province is in the "land of foreigners", that is, the land on the coast of the East China Sea.
(1) The local people in Jiangzhai have passed down from generation to generation, saying that Jiang Shang is a gathering place in Jiangzhai, which is a word of mouth. However, there is no such reputation in Jiang Shang's Gulu country.
(2) Local chronicles
(3) There is an ancient household in the North Second Lane of Jiangzhai, who once dug a bronze mirror. When Gu Jian was on the side, it would break at the sight of the wind. The local people say that this family is the ancestral grave of Jiang Ziya. Of course, this is not enough to prove that Jiang Ziya is a Jiang Zhai. (4) During the whole excavation of Xianhe River in 1958, a huge stone tablet was excavated at Xianhe River in East Erli, Jiangzhai. Later, after the Cultural Revolution and other movements, the plaque disappeared. According to expert analysis and appraisal, from the physical structure of the word "Jiang Shang's hometown", it can be roughly determined that it is an inscription in the Han Dynasty. This strongly proves that Jiangzhai was identified as the hometown of Jiang Ziya as early as the Han Dynasty. Jiang Ziya's hometown is in Jiangzhai, which is also certified by some large reference books. The article "Linquan" in the "Overview of Counties and Cities in China" wrote: "