“Xuande (Liu Bei's style name) took a glance at the man, who stood at a height of nine chi, and had a two chi long beard his face was of the color of a zao, with red lips his eyes were like that of a phoenix's, and his eyebrows resembled silkworms. While his beard was mentioned in the Records of Three Kingdoms, the idea of his red face may have derived from a later description of him in Chapter One of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, where the following passage appears: Guan is traditionally portrayed as a red-faced warrior with a long lush beard. He is a figure in Chinese folk religion, popular Confucianism, Taoism, and Chinese Buddhism, and small shrines to Guan are almost ubiquitous in traditional Chinese shops and restaurants. Guan was deified as early as the Sui Dynasty and is still worshipped by many Chinese people today, especially in southern China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong and their descendants overseas. Guan is respected as an epitome of loyalty and righteousness.
After he died he sought refuge with a Buddhist master and quickly obtained liberation whereupon he became a protector of the DharmaĪs one of the best known Chinese historical figures throughout East Asia, Guan's true life stories have largely given way to fictionalized ones, mostly found in the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms or passed down the generations, in which his deeds and moral qualities have been lionized. Also known as the " Lord with the Magnificent Beard," he is usually depicted with a red face ( symbolizing extreme courage and loyalty) and holding a long-handled sword known as a " guandao." He is regarded as a Taoist saint and god of war and martial arts. Historically, he was a legendary military general (160-219 CE), loyal to Emperor Liu Bei. Guan Yu: Dharma Protecting deity who helps practitioners with worldly matters. He played a significant role in the civil war that led to The Collapse of the Han Dynasty and the establishment of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period, of which Liu Bei was the first emperor. Guan Yu ( Wade-Giles spelling: Kuan Yu) ( died 219) was a general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han Dynasty of China.
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