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The word we talk about today is” 鸿门宴”—"A Dinner at Hongmen Where Treachery Was Planned" . It refers to the famous dinner held at the suburb of Xianyang, capital of Qin dynasty in 206 BC, participates were Xiangyu and Liubang, two leaders of two armys fighting against Qin. “Hong Men Yan” had great influence on both the peasant war at the end of the Qin dynasty and Chu–Han Contention, contributing to the failure of Xiangyu and the establishment of Han dynasty.

For example: Later generations often regard “Hong Men Yan” as a dinner where treachery was planned

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