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The Battle of Zhuxian County

This painting shows scenes from a decisive battle in the war between the Jin and the Song Dynasty. Yue Fei, a Song Dynasty general, distinguished himself in combating an invasion by the Jin army. In the Battle of Zhuxian County, the Song army came close to losing, but the courage of eight generals was able to turn the near loss into a decisive victory.

The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove

This painting is located on the western side of Qiu Shui Pavilion. It shows seven passionate literati of the 3rd century, known as the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. The scholars, Ruan Ji, Ji Kang, Ruan Xian, Shan Tao, Xiang Xiu, Wang Rong and Liu Ling, held progressive political views but were unable to realize their ambitions. As a reaction, they refused to seek fame and wealth and took to entertaining themselves in a bamboo forest with poetry, food, music and chess instead.

Zhao Yun's Fight at Changban

This painting shows another battle scene from The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In the Battle of Changban, the general Zhao Yun was severely outnumbered by the enemy army led by Cao Cao, who overthrew the Han Dynasty royals and founded the Kingdom of Wei. In addition, Zhao Yun had to find the wife of Liu Bei, the founder of the Kingdom of Shu, and her child (Liu Shan). When he found them, Liu Bei's wife committed suicide in order not to be a burden on Zhao, who then went into battle protecting the child. The painting shows Zhao, dressed in white, surrounded by enemy soldiers and holding Liu Bei's son. In the end, he managed to inflict great harm on the enemy and save the child.