Abstract
The"Chu-style tombs"of the mid-late Warring States period in the Jiangdong region can be divided into three phases and two categories.During the late phase of the middle Warring States period,these tombs exhibit combined Chu and Yue cultural characteristics,referred to as"Chu+Yue-style tombs,"primarily distributed throughout the Ningshao area.Tombs dating to the early and late phases of the late Warring States period predominantly reflect Chu cultural elements and are classified as"typical Chu tombs,"concentrated in the Taihu Lake region.Material remains of these two phases correspond to historical events:the defeat of Yue by King Wei of Chu and the ultimate conquest of Yue under King Huai of Chu.The account regarding King Wei of Chu's defeat of Yue in the Shiji(Records of the Grand Historian),"Hereditary House of King Goujian of Yue,"reflects three distinct stages of Chu-Yue conflict in the mid-late Warring States period:"defeating Yue,""occupying the former Wu territories,"and"advancing to Zhejiang,"rather than a single event.The alternating dominance of typical Chu cultural elements and Yue cultural traits,as well as varying expressions of Chu cultural influence over time,formulated material cultural transformations in the Jiangdong region driven by political shifts during this period.
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