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The Wuzhang Plains (五丈原) are plateaus near the Wei River in China. They are now in the Shaanxi province, 56 kilometres from Baoji. The name "Wuzhang" means "five zhang", where zhang (丈) is a Chinese unit of measurement which converts to 3⅓ metre. In actuality, the plains are situated 12 m from sea level, 1 km wide from east to west ...
Map showing the Battle of Mount Qi and Battle of Wuzhang Plains. In 231, [37] Zhuge Liang launched the fourth Northern Expedition and attacked Mount Qi again. He used the wooden ox, a mechanical device he invented, to transport food supplies to the frontline. [38]
The Battle of Wuzhang Plains was fought between the contending states of Cao Wei and Shu Han in 234 AD during the Three Kingdoms period of China. The battle was the fifth and last of a series of Northern Expeditions [3] led by Shu's chancellor, Zhuge Liang, to attack Wei. Zhuge Liang fell ill and died during the stalemate and subsequently the ...
Using a wider definition, the Yunnan–Guizhou Highlands make up the light green area on the lower part of this map. The Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau or Yungui Plateau (simplified Chinese: 云贵高原; traditional Chinese: 雲貴高原; pinyin: Yúnguì Gāoyuán) is a highland region located in southwest China.
The stalemate at the Wuzhang Plains lasted for over 100 days. [Sanguozhi 67] Sometime between 11 September and 10 October 234, [a] Zhuge Liang became critically ill and died in camp. He was 54 (by East Asian age reckoning) at the time of his death. [Sanguozhi 68] Sun Sheng's Jin Yangqiu (晉陽秋) recorded the following account:
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Plateaus in China develop in areas where hard rock lies above horizontal levels of rock. Most of the plateaus China are the huge area to the north and west of China Proper and range from 1,000 to 5,000 meters above sea level.
Statue of Wang Ping in the Zhuge Liang Memorial Temple in the Wuzhang Plains, Shaanxi. Chen Shou, who wrote Wang Ping's biography in the Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi), appraised him as follows: "Wang Ping was loyal and brave yet lived a strict lifestyle...