Land Of The Three Kingdoms - 赤壁 And 荆州
Posted On Thursday, June 5, 2008 at at 10:36 PM by AlvinAlong this part of the Yangtse lies the many famous cities and battle grounds during the Three Kingdoms. We visited the picturesque wall-city of Jingzhou (荆州) where we met some friendly people and visited a few eye-opening museums. The unassuming, down-a-back-alleyway Jingzhou (荆州) Museum was so rich in artifacts; it housed numerous fascinating ancient weapons and even a set of skeleton dating back to 2000 BC !
On the other hand, although made famous by the many Three Kingdoms novels and the latest film - Chibi (Red Cliff, 赤壁), the battle site was a slight let-down as there was only a platform showcasing "the view" across the part of Yangtse, where supposedly the burning of the battle ships took place. The museum was informative though.
The following day we took a bus from Chibi to Yue Yang (岳陽) and we were greeted at the Chibi bus station by a gigantic Mao-era wall painting that must have been installed there at the bus station since the 60s', take a look !
On the other hand, although made famous by the many Three Kingdoms novels and the latest film - Chibi (Red Cliff, 赤壁), the battle site was a slight let-down as there was only a platform showcasing "the view" across the part of Yangtse, where supposedly the burning of the battle ships took place. The museum was informative though.The following day we took a bus from Chibi to Yue Yang (岳陽) and we were greeted at the Chibi bus station by a gigantic Mao-era wall painting that must have been installed there at the bus station since the 60s', take a look !
