Zhou Yu
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Zhou Yu, courtesy name Gongjin, was a Chinese military general. He served under the warlords Sun Ce and later Sun Quan in the late Eastern Han dynasty. Zhou Yu played a leading role in defeating the n
Qing dynasty illustration of Zhou Yu
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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 208–209 AD. It was fought on the Yangtze River between the forces
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…Quan in the late Eastern Han dynasty. Zhou Yu played a leading role in defeating the numerically superior forces of the northern warlord Cao Cao at the Battle of Red Cliffs in late 208, and again at the Battle of Jiangling in 209. Zhou Yu's victories served as the bedrock of Sun Quan's regime, which in 222 became Eastern…
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.
Su Dongpo's Red Cliffs in Huangzhou
Cao Cao surrounded by his generals, as depicted by the Jingju Theatre Company
Woodblock illustration of the battle, from a Ming dynasty copy of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms