阪泉

Bǎnquán
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Banquan, legendary field where the Yellow Emperor defeated the Yan Emperor

Examples

HSK 4
Bǎnquán dàodǐ zài nǎli, lìshǐxuéjiā de shuōfǎ bù yíyàng.
Historians disagree about where Banquan really was.
HSK 6
Chuánshuō Huángdì hé Yándì zài Bǎnquán dǎ guo yí zhàng.
Legend says the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor fought a battle at Banquan.

Tips

history
The 史记 says the Yellow Emperor fought the Yan Emperor "in the wilds of Banquan" and won after three battles, then defeated 蚩尤 at 涿鹿. Its site is uncertain; a common view places it near Zhuolu in northern Hebei.
culture
The union of the two rulers' peoples after the battle is behind 炎黄子孙 "descendants of Yan and Huang", a name for the Chinese people.

Stroke Order

阪 bǎn
泉 quán