The geography of Wen Chibi·Wu Chibi

Wu Chibi is located on the south bank of the Yangtze River 36 kilometers northwest of Chibi City, facing Wulin across the river. Land water flows into the Yangtze River from its east. Chibi is a famous ancient battlefield. In the 13th year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty (208), Liu Bei and Sun Quan united to defeat Cao Cao here. This is the famous Battle of Chibi in history. The Chibi ruins are composed of three hills, namely Chibi Mountain, Nanping Mountain and Jinluan Mountain. These three hills are undulating and connected, as green as the sea, and with pavilions and pavilions scattered among them, the scenery becomes even more beautiful. Its main attractions include Red Cliff Cliff, Wind Worship Tower, Fengchu Nunnery and Yijiang Pavilion. To the southwest of Chibi Mountain, facing the river, the rock slopes more than 300 meters, with jagged rocks. The raging river rushes straight into the cliff, rolling up thousands of piles of snow, making a sound like huge thunder. Literati and poets have been coming here to pay their respects since ancient times, so many calligraphy works have been left behind. On the cliff of Chibijitou are engraved two large regular script characters "Red Cliff". Next to the two characters, there are stone carvings of portraits of Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. The wind-worshiping platform at the top of Nanping Mountain is said to be the site of the Qixingtai where Zhuge Liang worshiped the east wind. Fengchu Nunnery on the hillside of Jinluan Mountain is said to have been where Pang Tong once lived in seclusion. The original nunnery was abandoned long ago, and the current nunnery was rebuilt in the 26th year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty (1846). It has green bricks and black tiles, simple and elegant. The statue of Pang Tong enshrined in the main room of the nunnery is solemn and resolute, with an awe-inspiring and inviolable spirit. The nunnery is surrounded by green moss, with winding paths hiding secluded areas, ancient trees providing shade, and hundreds of birds flying. It really has the artistic conception of "the mountain is more secluded with the singing of birds". The Yijiang Pavilion on the top of Red Cliff is said to be the site where Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu watched Cao Ying during the Battle of Red Cliff. The pavilion was built by later generations.