Of the five sung stories that belong to South Korea's pansori (판소리) repertoire, three come from the Jeolla region in the southwest (전라도); only one is based on a far-flung tale, and that's the 'Song of the Red Cliff'. The Jeokbyeokga (적벽가), as it's called in Korean, describes an especially exciting episode from China's Record of Three Kingdoms. This interactive slideshow features original photography from Jeonju's International Sori Festival (전주세계소리축제) and the Three Kingdoms Mural Street in Incheon's Chinatown. Aimed at university students of English in South Korea, this presentation brings the story to life while also equipping participants with the vocabulary needed to discuss the 'Red Cliff Song' in English. If you enjoy the show, you're advised to watch or read the original story, so as to be astonished by Kong Ming's (Zhu Ge Liang's) various strategies - which regrettably had to be omitted from my simplified paring-down of the tale.

3. 1. Let’s learn how to
talk about the ‘Red
Cliff Song’ (적벽가)
in English.
2. Let’s learn useful
vocabulary (유용한
어휘) related to the
‘Red Cliff Song’.

4. 1. Have you ever
heard the ‘Red Cliff
Song’ (적벽가)?
2. Do you know the
story of the Battle
of the Red Cliff?
3. Have you ever been
to Incheon’s
Chinatown
(인천의차이나타
운)?

39. 1. Would you like to
visit Incheon’s
Chinatown?
2. Would you like to
listen to the ‘Red
Cliff Song’?
3. Would you like to
read the Record of
Three Kingdoms?