Stay in Chu
· Chu (ancient state; representative point in present-day Hubei, China)

Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported; GNU Free Documentation License, version 1.2 or later · file Xunzi had reached the southern state of Chu by 283 BCE, where he developed skill in fu poetry. He left around 275 BCE and returned to Qi. The source establishes presence in Chu but does not identify a city; coordinates are a representative point for the ancient state. His departure is described as around 275 BCE.