Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a 14th-century historical novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong. It is set during the turbulent final years of the Han dynasty and the subsequent Three Kingdoms period, sp
Title pages from a 1591 printed edition of the novel
Pages from chapter one of Li Zhuowu's (late Ming dynasty) commentary edition of the novel, which includes Li's comments describing Liu Bei, e.g. "He is a hero in the world"
![Illustrations from Li Zhuowu's commentary edition: "Dong Zhuo burns the Changle Palace [in Luoyang]" (left) and "Three heroes [Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Z](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Three_Kingdoms_Li_Zhuowu_edition_%E2%80%93_two_illustrations.jpg/500px-Three_Kingdoms_Li_Zhuowu_edition_%E2%80%93_two_illustrations.jpg)
Illustrations from Li Zhuowu's commentary edition: "Dong Zhuo burns the Changle Palace [in Luoyang]" (left) and "Three heroes [Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei] fight Lü Bu" (right)
A 2-page illustration from Zhou Yue's 1591 edition: "Guan Yu Traveled One Thousand Li Alone". Guan Yu is depicted on his horse Red Hare
Sun Quan
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Sun Quan, courtesy name Zhongmou, posthumously known as Emperor Da of Wu, was the founder of Eastern Wu, one of the Three Kingdoms of China. He inherited control of the warlord regime established by h
Tang dynasty portrait of Sun Quan by Yan Liben
A mural showing chariots and cavalry, from Dahuting Tomb (打虎亭漢墓) of the late Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD), located in Zhengzhou, Henan
Statue of Sun Quan.
Portrait of Sun Quan from Sancai Tuhui