Swordsman who tried to stab the future 秦始皇 at the Qin court with a dagger hidden in a rolled-up map, the origin of the idiom 图穷匕见. His farewell song by the Yi River, 风萧萧兮易水寒, is still quoted.
Jing Ke hid a dagger inside a map, planning to stab the King of Qin.
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His family came from 齐 and settled in 卫, where people called him 庆卿; in 燕 they called him 荆卿, 卿 being a term of respect. At the farewell by the Yi River his friend 高渐离 struck the 筑, an ancient string instrument, while he sang.
