吴亚苏又名吴印,字仰之,化名剑波,1907年出生于如皋县潮桥镇(今属如东县)。吴亚苏从小就受到父亲吴璜(字绍穆,前清举人)的良好教育。其父为人正直,旧学根底颇深,酷爱画梅、咏梅,以梅花自喻。他常以自己所作的“大石压梅花,梅枝愈向上,愈压花愈奋,到处香无恙”等咏梅诗词引导子女,希望他们能够具有梅花的品质。吴亚苏自幼伶俐活泼,天资过人。他8岁时就读于如皋县第四国民学校(今如东潮桥小学),后转至马塘高等小学,毕业后考进如皋县中。 Wu Yasu, also known as Wu Yin, the word Yang, alias Jianbo, was born in 1907 Rugao Chauqiao (now Rudong). Wu Yasu was well educated by his father, Wu Huang, from his childhood. His father is upright, deep old school fundamentals, love plum, Yongmei, plum self. He often made his own “Plum pressed plum, plum branches up, the more emboldened more, everywhere fragrant ” and other plum poetry guide children, I hope they can have the plum quality. Wu Yasu lively and clever childhood, extraordinary talent. At the age of 8, he attended the Fourth National School of Rugao County (now such as the East Chaotian Primary School), then transferred to Matang Higher Primary School, after graduation admitted to Rugao County.