Ancient China · Prince of Wu and Famed Strongman

Qingji 慶忌

Attested BC 520 - BC 494

Passages: 3
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Qingji was a prince of Wu and Famed Strongman.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Alternate name	Wang Qingji	王慶忌	Wang Qingji

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 520 to BC 494 慶忌
Directly stated · Book of Han 67, passage 92

Key source chapters

Book of Han, Chapter 76 Volume 65: Dongfang Shuo 2 passages
Book of Han, Chapter 67 Volume 57b: Sima Xiangru 1 passage

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 67Volume 57b: Sima Xiangru · 1 passage

臣聞物有同類而殊能者，故力稱烏獲，捷言慶忌，勇其賁、育。 Your servant has heard that creatures of one kind may differ in gifts: hence men praise Wuhuo for strength, Qingji for speed, Ben and Yu for valor.

Book of Han, Chapter 76Volume 65: Dongfang Shuo · 2 passages

臣朔年二十二，長九尺三寸，目若懸珠，齒若編貝，勇若孟賁，捷若慶忌，廉若鮑叔，信若尾生。 I am twenty-two, stand nine feet three inches, my eyes shine like pearls and my teeth line up like shells; in courage I match Meng Ben, in agility Qingji, in integrity Bao Shu, in good faith Weisheng.

譬若以周、邵為丞相，孔丘為御史大夫，太公為將軍，畢公高拾遺於後，弁嚴子為衛尉，皋陶為大理，後稷為司農，伊尹為少府，子贛使外國，顏、閔為博士，子夏為太常，益為右扶風，季路為執金吾，契為鴻臚，龍逢為宗正，伯夷為京兆，管仲為馮翊，魯般為將作，仲山甫為光祿，申伯為太僕，延陵季子為水衡，百里奚為典屬國，柳下惠為大長秋，史魚為司直，蘧伯玉為太傅，孔父為詹事，孫叔敖為諸侯相，子產為郡守，王慶忌為期門，夏育為鼎官，羿為旄頭，宋萬為式道候。」 Imagine the Duke of Zhou and the Duke of Shao as your chancellors; Confucius as chief censor; the Grand Duke as commander; Duke Bi Gao as court remonstrant; Bian Zhuangzi as captain of the guard; Gao Yao as chief judge; Hou Ji as minister of agriculture; Yi Yin as palace treasurer; Zigong as foreign envoy; Yan Hui and Min Ziqian as court scholars; Zixia as master of rites; Yi as western capital intendant; Zilu as capital commandant; Xie as master of guest ceremonies; Guan Longpeng as keeper of the imperial genealogy; the minister Boyi as metropolitan governor; Guan Zhong as northern capital intendant; Lu Ban as chief engineer; Zhong Shanfu as palace chamberlain; the Earl of Shen as master of the horse; Prince Jizi of Yanling as keeper of parks and waters; Baili Xi as commissioner for dependent peoples; Liuxia Hui as chamberlain to the empress; Shi Yu as censor of conduct; Qu Boyu as grand tutor; Kong Fu as supervisor of the heir apparent's household; Sunshu Ao as chancellor to the feudal lords; Zichan as commandery governor; Prince Qingji as a palace gate guard; Xia Yu as cauldron officer; Yi the Archer as vanguard officer; and Song Wan as road-clearing scout."