Battle of Zhuxian County from The Long Corridor of the Summer Palace in Beijing, China

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 enough to turn a near loss into a decisive victory.  Photograph taken on April 17, 2005 by Rolf Müller.

The Long Corridor (simplified Chinese: 长廊; traditional Chinese: 長廊; pinyin: Cháng Láng) is a covered walkway in the Summer Palace in Beijing, China.  First erected in the middle of the 18th century, it is famous for its length (728 m) and its many richly painted murals (more than 14,000 paintings).

Sources:

Muller, Rolf (2005).  Battle of Zhuxian County, The Long Corridor of the Summer Palace in Beijing, China.  Photograph taken on April 17, 2005.  Wikipedia, accessed Jan. 2020 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Corridor#/media/File:Battleofzhuxiancounty.jpg

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