Dà Jiāng Dōng Qù 大江東去 - theme of Red Cliff (2008-2009), erhu cover

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Chi bi - Red Cliff, 2008 (John Woo)

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The Battle of Red Cliff, one of the most famous campaigns in Chinese history, is a prime example of how ingenious tactics can result in a brilliant victory out of an outnumbered situation. From the initial marshaling of forces on both sides, to the final decisive pitched battle, the whole sequence of events lasted mere several months, but has since then inspired people’s imagination for over a thousand years, and even well into today. Poets, painters, calligraphers, playwrights, novelists, and many others, all in their various creative ways, join to extol this historical and historic romance of the legendary battle, as well as its constellation of heroes and heroines.

(Source: Flickr / daniel0312, via asianhistory)

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