SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

Baidi City

  • The Three Gorges

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    — by Li Daoyuan (Northern and Southern Dynasties) For seven hundred li through the Three Gorges, towering mountains line both banks without a single gap. Layer upon layer of cliffs and peaks shut out the sky and hide the sun. Only at high noon or midnight can one glimpse the sun or moon.

  • The Flames of Yiling [Three Kingdoms]

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    Brief: This article recounts the Battle of Yiling. Grieved by Guan Yu’s death, Liu Bei ignored advice to attack Wu. Lu Xun waited patiently, then launched a devastating fire attack, destroying Shu’s army. Liu Bei fled to Baidicheng (Baidi City), fell ill, and entrusted his kingdom to Zhuge Liang.

  • The Oath of the Peach Garden: The power and peril of sworn brotherhood [Three Kingdoms]

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    The sworn brotherhood of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, famously known as the Oath of the Peach Garden, is one of the most iconic scenes in the opening chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms.