of Yan and Huang". Location of the battle The actual location of Banquan, where this battle was fought, is in dispute. There are three likely locations: Southeast of Zhuolu, Hebei Banquan village of Yanqing District, Beijing Xiezhou county, Yuncheng, Shanxi Of these three, the third one is seen to be the most probable since the other two would imply that the two forces would both have to travel north to meet each other, which would be impractical. Another possibility is that all three are correct, as both Confucius and Sima Qian appear to agree what took place was a series of three battles between Huangdi and Yandi (followed by the Battle of Zhuolu between Chiyou and an alliance of Huangdi, some princes and some lords on a nearby plain). Notes References Sima Qian, "Wǔdì Běnjì", Records of the Grand Historian. Wu, K. C. (1982). The Chinese Heritage. New York: Crown Publishers. . Battles involving China War in mythology Banquan