The Battle of The Red Cliff (The Three Kingdoms)

 

So, where exactly did the most famous battle in The Romance of The Three Kingdoms take place? Apparently, there has been varied views.

Su Dongpo of the Song Dynasty believed that the Red Cliff was the Chibi Rock in Huang prefacture. He even composed the famous poems 'Before the Red Cliff Rhapsody', 'After the Red Cliff Rhapsody' and 'Battle of Red Cliff.'

However, it is believed that the site of the Red Cliff (Chibi) is on the Southern bank of Yangtze River in the city of Puqi, Hubei province. The site is made up of 3 mountains - Chibi, Nanping and Jinluan mountains.

Many artifacts were unearthed there. For instance, iron hoops, iron nails and a copper mirror of the Eastern Han Dynasty were uncovered one metre underground at Chibi mountain, while in a brick coffin chamber of the Eastern Han Dynasty in Jinluan mountain, a trigger mechanism of a crossbow designed by Zhuge Liang was discovered.

According to the 'Notes from Jingzhou' by Sheng Hong, during the reign of Yuanjia in the Liu Song Dynasty, the tomb of Eastern Wu's general, Lu Meng, who had participated in the Battle of The Red Cliff, was uncovered in the Chibi mountain.

- Compiled from The Three Kingdoms

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The Impact of Mongol Invasions on Chinese Culture (Yuan Dynasty)

Great insights and explanation by James Hallinan, Head of History at Winchester, as he explores the impact of the Mongol invasions on Chinese culture through a group of ceramics from the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1279-1368) dynasties.
Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u63PcsCj69k

Guan Yu Releases Cao Cao at Huarong Path Out of Obligation (The Three Kingdoms)

 

After Zhuge Liang returned to Xiakou, he immediately made arrangements for an ambush along the route where Cao Cao's army was retreating.

He instructed Zhao Yun to take 3,000 troops for an ambush at Black Forest and Zhang Fei to bring another 3,000 for the ambush at Hulu Valley.

Noticing he wasn't given a role in this mission, Guan Yu spoke up. It was then that Zhuge Liang expressed his concern about Guan Yu letting Cao Cao go if they came face-to-face at Huarong Path. Guan Yu insisted that he would never allow that to happen and even gave a military undertaking.

As Zhuge Liang had predicted, Cao Cao ended up retreating to Huarong Path when he ran into Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei. Coming face-to-face with Guan Yu, he begged Guan Yu to let him go. Feeling guilty for killing 6 of Cao Cao's generals, Guan Yu reluctantly let Cao Cao go.

When Guan Yu returned, Zhuge Liang ordered him to be dragged out for execution. Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei begged Zhuge Liang to forgive Guan Yu and let him make up for his mistake.

Henceforth, Liu Bei and Cao Cao and Sun Quan became the 3 rulers of the realm.

- Compiled from The Three Kingdoms

Role of Bronze Tripods Over 2000 Years Ago (Warring States Period)

Check out this short, informative documentary and article explaining the use of bronze tripods as sacrificial altars during the Warring States Period more than 2,000 years ago😮 At the center of that culture was the bronze tripod, which was used during important rituals.

https://news.cgtn.com/news/7a6b544f78597a6333566d54/share_p.html

Hello, Mighty Water Tiger! (2022)

 

Before the ox officially 'transfers' its duty to the tiger on 1st February 2022, I'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone (on behalf of all of us at Naik Antiques and Oriental Gifts) Gong Xi Fa Cai and happy holidays! May we all roar into the year of the mighty Water Tiger💪🔥 In the spirit of the Chinese Lunar New Year, I thought I'd share this documentary by CGTN, which highlights how the animals of the Chinese zodiac were represented under the emperors of ancient China's Tang Dynasty (618-907).

Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8U8qy1fhTU

A Dish With A Red So Rare (Ming Dynasty)

Check out this informative discussion between Jan Stuart, Melvin R. Seiden Curator of Chinese Art, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Steven Zucker of this fine porcelain dish with copper-red glaze from the Ming dynasty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5x7EPOsO7A