It turns out that this Wuchang is not the Wuchang. In ancient times, Wuchang was today's Ezhou city, not Wuchang, one of the three towns in Wuhan that we are familiar with now. Wuchang was called Wuchang in ancient times because Sun Quan set Ezhou City in Hubei Province as Wuchang County in the Three Kingdoms period, which means "to be prosperous with martial arts". Now Ezhou is no longer called Wuchang. Therefore, Wuchang of Wuchang Fish is not Wuchang as we know it today, but Ezhou County.
Wuchang fish is a Yangtze River fish, native to liangzi lake. Liangzi lake is the largest lake in Hubei Province. During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan was a soldier here. According to records, Sun Quan and his descendants loved Wuchang fish very much. For this reason, Sun Quan even had the idea of moving the capital to Wuchang. Later, his courtiers strongly opposed it and gave it up. However, it can also be seen that Wuchang fish is famous. It is said that the people of Sun Wu have a folk song, "Think about building water and finally remember Wuchang fish." It can be seen that Wuchang fish was also very popular in ancient times.
Wuchang has always been favored by literati since Sun Quan. There are also a few poems written for it. Du Fu in Xuanzong period of the prosperous Tang Dynasty wrote Twelve Poems to Relieve boredom after drinking it. Ma Zuchang, a poet of the Yuan Dynasty founded by Genghis Khan, wrote, "Come back with your young and send them to the hills, and swim south without loving Wuchang fish." It's amazing to be so famous. At this point, everyone probably understands that Wuchang fish is not only not from Wuchang, but also highly respected by all people in ancient and modern times.