Xiangyang (Traditional Chinese: 襄陽; Simplified Chinese: 襄阳; pinyin: Xiāngyáng) was a Chinese city famous for the Siege of Xiangyang (1267-1273) by Mongol invaders. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Battle of Xiangyang ( Chinese: 襄陽之戰 was a six-year battle between invading Yuan Dynasty armies founded by Mongols and Southern Song forces between It was also an important city during the period of the Three Kingdoms, in the Romance of Three Kingdoms it was said that it was nearby Xiangyang that Zhuge Liang received his three visits from Liu Bei. The Three Kingdoms period ( is a period in the History of China, part of an era of disunity called the Six Dynasties following immediately the loss of Romance of the Three Kingdoms ( written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is a Chinese Historical novel based upon events in Zhuge Liang (181–234 was Chancellor of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of China Liu Bei (161– June 21 223) styled Xuándé (玄徳 was a general warlord and later the founding emperor of Shu Han during the Xiangyang was also where Sun Jian fought Liu Biao in 191 A. Sun Jian (155 &ndash 191 was a military general and minor Warlord during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era in ancient China Liú Biǎo (? - August208 AD was the governor of the Jing province during the late Eastern Han Dynasty D during the Three Kingdoms. Today, Xiangyang has been incorporated with nearby Fancheng to form the prefecture-level city of Xiangfan, part of Hubei province. Fancheng District ( Chinese: 樊城区 is a district of Xiangfan, Hubei, China. A prefecture-level city ( or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and Administration The Prefecture-level city of Xiangfan administers 8 county-level divisions, including 2 districts, 3 county-level cities ( Postal map spelling: Hupeh) is a central province of the People's Republic of China.