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Battle of Red Cliffs
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The Battle of Red Cliffs, also known as the Battle of Chibi, was a decisive naval battle in China that took place during the winter of AD 208–209. It was fought on the Yangtze River between the forces of warlords controlling different parts of the country during the end of the Han dynasty. The allied forces of Sun Quan, Liu Bei, and Liu Qi based south of the Yangtze defeated the numerically superior forces of the northern warlord Cao Cao. In so doing, Liu Bei and Sun Quan prevented Cao Cao from conquering any lands south of the Yangtze, frustrating Cao Cao's efforts to reunify the territories formerly held by the Eastern Han dynasty.
Engravings on a cliff-side near a widely accepted candidate site for the battlefield, in the vicinity of Chibi, Hubei. The engravings are at least 100
Engravings on a cliff-side near a widely accepted candidate site for the battlefield, in the vicinity of Chibi, Hubei. The engravings are at least 1000 years old, and include the Chinese characters 赤壁 ('red cliffs') written from right-to-left.
A mural dating to the late Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD) depicting chariots and cavalry – Dahuting tombs, Zhengzhou, Henan
A mural dating to the late Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD) depicting chariots and cavalry – Dahuting tombs, Zhengzhou, Henan
A crossbow trigger with inscriptions unearthed at Chibi City – Xianning City Museum, Hubei
A crossbow trigger with inscriptions unearthed at Chibi City – Xianning City Museum, Hubei
Han-era painted ceramic statues of a Chinese cavalryman and ten infantrymen with armour, shields, and missing weapons
Han-era painted ceramic statues of a Chinese cavalryman and ten infantrymen with armour, shields, and missing weapons
Yangtze
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Yangtze or Yangzi is the longest river in Eurasia, the third-longest in the world. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains of the Tibetan Plateau and flows 6,300 km (3,915 mi) in a generally easterly direction to the East China Sea. It is the fifth-largest primary river by discharge volume in the world. Its drainage basin comprises one-fifth of the land area of China, and is home to nearly one-third of the country's population.
Dusk on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River (Three Gorges) 2002
Dusk on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River (Three Gorges) 2002
The glaciers of the Tanggula Mountains, the traditional source of the Yangtze River
The glaciers of the Tanggula Mountains, the traditional source of the Yangtze River
The Tuotuo River, a headwater stream of the Yangtze River, known in Tibetan as Maqu, or the "Red River"
The Tuotuo River, a headwater stream of the Yangtze River, known in Tibetan as Maqu, or the "Red River"
The first turn of the Yangtze at Shigu (石鼓) in Yunnan, where the river turns 180 degrees from southbound to northbound
The first turn of the Yangtze at Shigu (石鼓) in Yunnan, where the river turns 180 degrees from southbound to northbound