The two warriors are the historical general Guan Yu from the late Han Dynasty and the bodhisattva Skanda, who appears in the Chinese classical novel Fengshen Bang.

Some believed it comes from the late Han era and was said to have been used by the Han general Guan Yu.

Besides, historical accounts of the Three Kingdoms era had several specific records of Guan Yu thrusting his opponents down ( probably with a spear-like polearm ) in battles, instead of cutting them down with a curved-blade.

Taoism has a presence in Shanghai in the form of several temples, including the City God Temple, at the heart of the old city, and a temple dedicated to the Three Kingdoms general Guan Yu.

* Green Dragon Crescent Blade, a guan dao wielded by General Guan Yu in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Burning of incense during the veneration of lord Guan Yu # Worship of Guan Yu | Guan Yu, Xingtian Temple

Liu Bei, together with his followers Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, fled to Cao Cao, who accepted him.

* Guan Yu, great general of Shu, floods the city of Fancheng in the Battle of Fancheng, while Lü Meng of Eastern Wu captures his home base.

Guan Yu retreats and is defeated at Battle of Maicheng.

* Guan Ping, son of Guan Yu

* Guan Yu, celebrated general of Liu Bei

* Pang De ( executed by Guan Yu )

Meantime, Lu Su and Gan Ning advanced to Yiyang ( 益陽 ) with 10, 000 men ( to block Guan Yu ) and took over command of the army at Lukou ( 陸口 ).

Liu Bei personally went to Gong ' an and Guan Yu led 30, 000 men to Yiyang.

In 219, Guan Yu advanced north, attacking Fancheng, scoring a major victory over Cao Ren.

While Fancheng did not fall at this time, Guan Yu put it under siege, and the situation was severe enough that Cao Cao considered moving the capital away from Xu.

Guan Yu was captured by Sun Quan's general Lü Meng ; once captured, Sun Quan executed Guan Yu, Jing Province came under Sun's control, and the Sun-Liu alliance ended.

The naginata may have descended from the earlier hoko yari and was possibly influenced by the Chinese Guan Dao.

One-sixteenth was used to set up Koe Guan Kong Lun, the family trust, which came into existence in 1905.

Twenty-one years later on October 21, 1993, the Trust was vested, and the Trustees began the process of winding up Koe Guan Kong Lun.

A dragon, Yu Lung, who was set free by Guan Yin after being sentenced to death, eats Tripitaka's horse.

Among the features that have contributed to its cult appeal are the theme song, the dubbed dialogue spoken in a variety of over-the-top " Oriental " accents, ( except for Sandy who inexplicably speaks with an English accent ), the reasonably good synchronization of dubbing to the actors ' original dialogue, the fact that the young priest Tripitaka was played by a woman and the fact that Guan yin, who is usually depicted in statues and paintings as a female, is portrayed by a male.

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.

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 Yu was born in Xie County, Hedong ( present day Yuncheng ( 运城市 ), Shanxi ).

No details of the time of his birth are found in historical records until the late Qing Dynasty, when the tomb of Guan Yu was discovered, bearing some details of his family.

It was written that Guan Yu was actually born from a family of scholars.

His grandfather's name was Guan Shen.

His father's name was Guan Yi.

Guan Yu was born in the year 160, and like his ancestors, often read the classics Book of Changes and Spring and Autumn Annals.

He married Lady Hu and his son Guan Ping was born in 178.

When Liu Bei was appointed as the governor of Pingyuan County, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were made " Senior Major " ( 别部司马 ) under Liu.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei followed Liu Bei most of the time wherever he went and protected him from danger regardless of how perilous the situation was.

Xiapi fell and Guan Yu was captured by Cao Cao's men.

Guan Yu was appointed by Cao Cao as a Lieutenant General.

On recommendation of Cao Cao, Guan Yu was conferred the title of " Marquis of Hanshou " ( 漢壽亭侯 ) in recognition of his effort in Boma.

After that, Guan Yu left for Hebei to rejoin Liu Bei, who was currently in Yuan Shao's camp.

The Penang branch of the family were also one of the founders of an insurance company known as Khean Guan Insurance.

# If Guan Yu discovers the whereabouts of Liu Bei ( whose fate was unknown after the battle ) one day, he will leave Cao Cao and reunite with his sworn brother.

However, Cao Cao knew that no one could stop Guan Yu and he gave orders for the officials along the way to give passage to Guan.

Fortunately, one of the monks called Pujing, who was also from Guan Yu's hometown, hinted to Guan of the hidden danger.

In the Western world, Guan Yu is sometimes called the Taoist God of War, probably because he is one of the most well-known military generals worshiped by the Chinese people.

According to Buddhist legends, in 592, Guan Yu manifested himself one night before Ch ' an Master Zhiyi, the founder of the Tiantai school of Buddhism, along with a retinue of spiritual beings.

When Guan Yu surrendered to Cao Cao after Liu Bei was defeated at Xu Province, Xiahou Dun was one of those sceptical of Guan.

From here, he became one of Guan Yu's most trusted officers, often being placed in charge of the vanguard unit and receiving promotions evenly with Guan Yu's son, Guan Ping.

In one folk tale, Diaochan was captured by Cao Cao after the Battle of Xiapi and he presented her to Guan Yu, hoping to win Guan's loyalty towards him.

Detail of 12th century Song Dynasty painting depicting two dizi players, with three Guan ( instrument ) | guan ( oboe ) players and one paiban ( wooden clapper )

These three along with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were known as the “ Five Tiger Generals of Shun ,” each representing one of the colors of the five elements.

Cao Cao, one of the eighteen coalition leaders, poured Guan Yu a cup of hot wine but the latter declined, claiming he would soon return.

On one occasion, Pang De shot an arrow that planted itself in Guan Yu's helm, because of this incident, Pang De was widely known among the enemy troops as General White Horse, from the white steed he often rode.

The temple to the national key cultural relics protection units in Guan Yu Temple hall as the main body, including 4melting of ancient and modern architectural style as one of the font type courtyard house.

In 1977, a recording of " Flowing Water " ( Liu Shui, as performed by Guan Pinghu, one of the best qin players of the 20th century ) was chosen to be included in the Voyager Golden Record, a gold-plated LP recording containing music from around the world, which was sent into outer space by NASA on the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecrafts.

However, Cao Cao, another one of the 18 coalition leaders, suggests that they should let Guan Yu try anyway, since he was brave enough to volunteer.

As one of the Class A tourist destinations in China, Qinhuangdao attracts visitors from China and abroad with the beginning of the Great Wall ( or Lao Longtou ), the First Pass Under Heaven ( the Shanhai Guan ) on the Great Wall, the summer resort Beidaihe Beach, the sandy Golden Beach at the Nandaihe area, the safari zoo, and other scenic spots which are all within easy access.

Zhao Yun later joined another member of the attack on Dong Zhuo, Liu Bei who also served him at one point along with his comrades Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Her photograph was used in blogs made by supporters of Barisan Nasional, the ruling political party of Malaysia, to depict the victim in a controversy alleging sexual misconduct by the son of Lim Guan Eng, who is one of the leaders of DAP, a Malaysian opposition party.