Lady Sun

Sun Shang Xiang (Chinese孙尚香/孙尚香, Pinyin Sun Shàngxiāng; * 192) was the only daughter of the Chinese warlord Sun Jian and his wife Wu. She had four brothers: Sun Ce, Sun Quan, Sun Yi and Sun Kuang. In art and poetry she is often depicted boyish, and her attendants guarding it.

While it is from historical sources, little is known about her life, her character gets in Luo Guanzhongs historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms more significance. Her brother Sun Quan, now ruler of Wu, they engaged with the warlord Liu Bei to strengthen its alliance with him. However, it turns out this promise as a case of General Zhou Yu, Liu forcing With the return of the Jing province. Before it comes to that, Liu flees with Sun Shang Xiang in case of his kingdom Shu. On the run they prove themselves in defense of the pursuing officers Wu as brave and bold, and she falls in love with Liu Bei.

When Liu Bei once bored on a campaign to the Yi Province, Sun Quan can announce the false news that his mother was very ill and her daughter with their step-son Liu Shan wants to see one last time. Sun Quan's plan is to take the young son of Liu Bei hostage. When Sun Shang Xiang wants to leave, denied her the General Zhao Yun, the young heir to take with him to Wu. Sun Shang Xiang goes alone to Wu and Liu Bei never seen again. When she learns of the death of Liu Bei after the Battle of Xiaoting later, she rides out into the forest and plunges into a river.

Among the female characters of the novel she has an unusual character. It is of fiery and determined character, very much in contrast to the seductress Diaochan. In the video game series Dynasty Warriors, in which she fights as a playable hero with the Shakram, their essence comes from the novel advantage.

• Woman
• Chinese
• Born 192
• Died in the 3rd century
• The Three Kingdoms period
• Literary Figure