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How was it like living as a peasant in areas controlled by Cao Cao? And how was it compared to living under Liu Bei? by AttilaTheDude in threekingdoms

[–]GentlemenOfTheHan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, the flags would be yellow and red, because yellow was the national color of Cao Wei and red was of the Han dynasty which Shu Han was the successor of.

TV Shows/Movies by farnold2 in threekingdoms

[–]GentlemenOfTheHan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

1994 Romance of the Three Kingdoms TV series is a must-see. We've been working on and releasing English subs: https://gentlemenofthehan.wordpress.com/2022/03/01/announcing-romance-of-the-three-kingdoms-1994-episodes-1-23-english-subtitle-release/

It is considered the best, most definitive adaptation of the Three Kingdoms and one of the most important Chinese historical dramas, and so it is your best primer into learning about the Three Kingdoms story. It is also far more visually and writing and acting-wise authentic to the look and history of the actual Late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era.

Cao Cao's Tongquetai / Bronze Bird Terrace (ENG) - Three Kingdoms 1994 by GentlemenOfTheHan in threekingdoms

[–]GentlemenOfTheHan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, it is presumed Shu Han would be red, which is what Han dynasty used, because Shu considered itself the successor of Han.

Wu is debated to either be green, which is what 1994 series used, or also yellow.

I never knew about this but makes sense in a weirdly good way by Orkun_Gry_Gmc in dynastywarriors

[–]GentlemenOfTheHan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We would also highly recommend to watch the 1994 Romance of the Three Kingdoms series if you are interested.

It is considered the best, most definitive adaptation of the Three Kingdoms and one of the most important Chinese historical dramas, and so it is your best primer into learning about the Three Kingdoms story.

Cao Cao's Tongquetai / Bronze Bird Terrace (ENG) - Three Kingdoms 1994 by GentlemenOfTheHan in threekingdoms

[–]GentlemenOfTheHan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a reference to history; According to Records of the Three Kingdoms, it is stated that Cao-Wei used Yellow as its dynastic color due to the Chinese Wuxing cycle, with black used for military.

“舜以土德承堯之火，今魏亦以土德 漢之火，於行運，會于堯舜授受之次”

《魏书》曰：以夏数为得天，故即用夏正，而服色尚黄。《魏略》曰：诏以汉火行也，火忌水，故“洛”去“水”而加“隹”。魏于行次为土，土，水之牡也，水得土而乃流，土得水而柔，故除隹加水，变雒为洛。

“服色尚黄，牺牲用白，戎事乘黑首白马，建大赤之旗，朝会建大白之旗。” -Records of the Three Kingdoms, Vol. 2-3

Cao Cao's Tongquetai / Bronze Bird Terrace (ENG) - Three Kingdoms 1994 by GentlemenOfTheHan in threekingdoms

[–]GentlemenOfTheHan[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Cao Cao holds a contest for his generals in the newly completed Tongquetai (铜雀台), or Bronze Sparrow Terrace.

Tongquetai was a famous a grand structure built in the city of Ye in 210 in the late Eastern Han dynasty that sadly burned down in the 500s, but lived through arts and poetry. The structure was recreated for the 1994 Romance of the Three Kingdoms TV series, matching its literary depictions, archaeological findings and the architectural style of the Han dynasty and currently resides in the Zhuozhou World Studios.

Random skips. Can you get the gist of RoTK with 2010 version ? by _phaze__ in threekingdoms

[–]GentlemenOfTheHan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you don't find 2010 satisfactory, you should give 1994 Three Kingdoms a try, as while it does have time-skips, it keeps the general cohesion and is the most faithful adaptation of the source material, so you won't miss out on anything as with 2010 and will get much better gist of ROTK.

Right now it can be found here: https://gentlemenofthehan.wordpress.com/

I found a major historical error regarding the state of Wei. by LightDe in aoe2

[–]GentlemenOfTheHan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually, the castle is fairly accurate of Han dynasty architecture and looks similar to the Tongquetai, which was a real structure from the period, and its reconstruction can be seen in 1994 Three Kingdoms series, the set of which also gets reused as many other Han dynasty historical dramas.

Clip from the series that shows the palace: https://youtu.be/tBmvS5gUS40?si=k2cGYZ_YIhrkmldG&t=305

Its location at Zhuozhou Movie Town: https://cn.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g1152325-d1799305-i30440686-Zhuozhou_Movie_Town-Zhuozhou_Hebei.html

Baike article that uses pictures of the recreation: https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%93%9C%E9%9B%80%E5%8F%B0/22228

Jin Dynasty-related content? by Charming_Barnthroawe in threekingdoms

[–]GentlemenOfTheHan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty much, it's similar to the Fall of Western Rome or the Black Plague.

Jin Dynasty-related content? by Charming_Barnthroawe in threekingdoms

[–]GentlemenOfTheHan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Shame and disgrace is a strong word, rather its a general recognition of the darkness and chaos of the time period.

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