Romance of the Three Kingdoms - 三國演義, sān guó yǎn yì


Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Chinese: 三國演義; pinyin: sān guó yǎn yì) (14th century) (more recently translated as, simply, Three Kingdoms)

Romance of the Three Kingdoms (sānguó yǎnyì), written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is a Chinese historical novel based upon events in the turbulent years near the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era of China, starting in 169 and ending with the reunification of the land in 280.

Three Kingdoms is acclaimed as one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature; it has a total of 800,000 words and nearly a thousand dramatic characters (mostly historical) in 120 chapters. It is arguably the most widely read historical novel in late imperial and modern China.

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The series are divided into five parts and each part with a different executive producer and director(s).


Part One: The Heroes Struggle for Power (第一部: 群雄逐鹿)

    * Executive producer: You Shijun
    * Directors: Shen Haofang, Cai Xiaoqing

   1. Oath of the Peach Garden (桃园三结义)
   2. Political Turmoil by the Ten Attendants (十常侍乱政)
   3. The Capital Falls to Dong Zhuo (董卓霸京师)
   4. Mengde Presents a Sword (孟德献刀)
   5. The Three Heroes Joust Lü Bu (三英战吕布)
   6. An Interlocking set of Stratagems (连环计)
   7. Fengyi Pavilion (凤仪亭)
   8. Three Declinations to Take Xu Province (三让徐州)
   9. Sun Ce's Dynasty (孙策立业)
  10. An Arrow through a Halberd (辕门射戟)
  11. The Battle of Wancheng (宛城之战)
  12. White Gate Tower (part 1) (白门楼 (上))
  13. White Gate Tower (part 2) (白门楼 (下))
  14. A Talk of Heroes over Drinks (煮酒论英雄)
  15. War Between Yuan and Cao (袁曹起兵)
  16. Guan Yu's Three Conditions (关羽约三事)
  17. Return of Wealth and Seal (挂印封金)
  18. Through Five Passes, Slew Six Generals (千里走单骑)
  19. Reunion at Gucheng (古城相会)
  20. The Death of Sun Ce (孙策之死)
  21. The Battle of Guandu (part 1) (官渡之战 (上))
  22. The Battle of Guandu (part 2) (官渡之战 (下))
  23. Yuan Shao's Defeat (大破袁绍)

Part Two: The Battle of Red Cliff (第二部: 赤壁鏖战)


    * Executive producer: Zhang Guangqian
    * Director: Cai Xiaoqing

   1. Leaping Across the Tan Stream (跃马檀溪)
   2. Liu Bei Seeks the Wise (刘备求贤)
   3. A Recommendation for Zhuge (回马荐诸葛)
   4. The Three Visits (三顾茅庐)
   5. Inferno at Bowang Hill (火烧博望坡)
   6. Taking the People across the River (携民渡江)
   7. A Battle of Words with Scholars (舌战群儒)
   8. A Clever Provocation of Zhou Yu (智激周瑜)
   9. Zhou Yu's Scheme (周瑜空设计)
  10. A Heroes' Feast (群英会)
  11. Borrowing Arrows with Straw Boats (草船借箭)
  12. The Self-Torture Ruse (苦肉计)
  13. Pang Tong's Interlocking Stratagems (庞统献连环)
  14. Spear and Poem (横槊赋诗)
  15. Zhuge's Prayer for the Wind (诸葛祭风)
  16. Red Cliff (火烧赤壁)
  17. Strategic Capture of Southern Administrative Division (智取南郡)
  18. Conquering Four Administrative Divisions (力夺四郡)
  19. The Beauty Scheme (美人计)
  20. Dew Drop Temple (甘露寺)
  21. Return to Jing Province (回荆州)
  22. Zhou Yu Infuriated Thrice (三气周瑜)
  23. A Funeral Attended by the Sleeping Dragon (卧龙吊孝)
  24. Slicing Off Beard and Discarding Robe (割须弃袍)

Part Three: Rise of the Three Kingdoms (第三部:三国鼎立)

    * Executive producer: Shan Yusheng
    * Director: Sun Guangming

   1. Zhang Song Presents a Map (张松献图)
   2. Liu Bei Enters Sichuan (刘备入川)
   3. Valley of the Fallen Phoenix (凤雏落坡)
   4. Righteous Release of Yan Yan (义释严颜)
   5. The Capture of Western Sichuan (夺战西川)
   6. Attending a Feast Alone with only a Single Blade as Accompaniment (单刀赴会)
   7. The Battle of Hefei (合肥会战)
   8. Contending for Succession (立嗣之争)
   9. Mount Dingjun (定军山)
  10. Strategic Capture of Hanzhong (巧取汉中)
  11. Drowning the Seven Armies (水淹七军)
  12. The Fall of Maicheng (走麦城)
  13. The Death of Cao Cao (曹操之死)
  14. Cao Pi Ends the Han Empire (曹丕篡汉)
  15. The Campaign on Eastern Wu (兴兵伐吴)
  16. The Burning of the Linked Camps (火烧连营)

Part Four: Northern and Southern Conquests (第四部:南征北战)

    * Executive producer: Zhang Jizhong
    * Director: Zhang Shaolin

   1. Pacifying Five Armies (安居平五路)
   2. Crossing the Lu River (兵渡泸水)
   3. Seeking the Way (绝路问津)
   4. The Seven Captures and Releases of Meng Huo(七擒孟获)
   5. The Northern Expedition (出师北伐)
   6. Jiang Wei Surrenders (收姜维)
   7. Return of Sima Yi (司马复出)
   8. The Empty Fort Strategy (空城退敌)
   9. Sima Seizes the Seal (司马取印)
  10. The Battle of Wits at Mount Qi (祁山斗智)
  11. Zhuge in Disguise as a God (诸葛妆神)
  12. The Six Campaigns on Mount Qi (六出祁山)
  13. Extinguished Fire in Shangfang Valley (火熄上方谷)
  14. Autumn Winds of the Wuzhang Plains (秋风五丈原)

Part Five: The Three Kingdoms United as One (第五部:三分归一)

    * Executive producer: Hao Hengmin
    * Director: Zhang Zhongyi

   1. Feigning Illness to trick Cao Shuang (诈病赚曹爽)
   2. Turmoil in the Wu Court (吴宫干戈)
   3. Siege at Mount Tielong (兵困铁笼山)
   4. Sima Zhao Commits Regicide (司马昭弑君)
   5. The Ninth Expedition on the Central Plains (九伐中原)
   6. The Stealth March to Yinping (偷渡阴平)
   7. Jin Unites the Three Kingdoms (三分归晋)



Sorry these clips are in pretty much random sequence:

  1. Three Kingdoms: Zhang Fei vs. Ma Chao 
  2. Three Kingdoms: Sima Yi vs. Zhuge Liang
  3. Three Kingdoms: Zhuge Liang
  4. Three Kingdoms: Borrowing Arrows
  5. Three Kingdoms: Wuzhang Plains
  6. Three Kingdoms: Burning of Bowangpo
  7. Three Kingdoms: Debate with Wu Scholars
  8. Three Kingdoms: Battle of Red Cliffs
  9. Battle of Hefei