Friday, October 29, 2010

Question - 556


Identify the location and its significance.

Answer: The site of the Battle of the Red Cliffs, which served as the precursor to the era of the Three Kingdoms in China - described in the Chinese epic, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". mekie and Dinesh got it (though I still don't get Dinky's "Stannus occulus" reference).

3 comments:

mekie said...

This is the location of the Battle of Red Cliffs in Chibi city, China... The movie, Red Cliff, was based on this historical event.

Dinesh said...

Red cliff - the supposed site of the battle. Answer courtesy Stannus occulus.

Bharath said...

Pearl Harbour?