Wednesday, 18 January 2012

诸葛亮字孔明 Zhuge Liang by plaedes

Updated January 2012

Every effort is put in to ensure that the translation is done as accurately as possible to my limited knowledge, according to the DVD series. It took many pauses on the show itself, while searching for references, dictionaries, blogging, editing and finally posting here. 

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I do not own the images on these posts, they are taken from the internet.

http://ahyicodae.deviantart.com/art/Zhuge-Liang-Portrait-20730559

One of the favorite well known military strategists of ancient China loved by many, including me.


This post is an attempted detail to capture the historical events according to the new series, my intention is to capture Zhuge Liang's brilliance, thoughts and understanding of events even before they happen, delegation and use of army, and ultimately even the iconic symbolization of his presence were feared by the enemies.


On an analysis of his success,

1. He understands the capabilities of the generals and knows that they will do a good job.

2. He knows the terrain like the back of his hand, the geography, even the weather.

3. He knows what the enemy is thinking of, when and where they will engage, on top of that, why and how.

4. He knows the people around him, their character, personality, how to make use of it to his purpose.

5. He is an expert in military strategy, much versed in the Books of War.

6. He is confident, knowing his own capability.

This version of Zhuge Liang's strategy and advise for Liu Bei seemed a little rushed, with a lot less emphasis on the character, this actor is more charismatic and younger, but the other actor portrayed a much higher level of subtlety.




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