Three Kingdoms Hero - Guan Yu

Author: Tian Xing Jian
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: There was nothing like gods in the world originally; gods were all created by people. Generally speaking, before the Song Dynasty, people merely regarded Guan Yu as a brave general and a tragic hero. However, after the Song Dynasty, under the influence of the prevailing Neo-Confucianism of Cheng and Zhu, feudal rulers and Confucian scholars gradually deified and sanctified him based on his loyalty to Liu Bei, aiming to promote feudal ethics. His status rose day by day, not only becoming a sage on par with the literary sage Confucius but also ascending from a human-spirit to a god, becoming the Divine Lord Guan. Emperors of successive dynasties continuously bestowed upon him titles, the number of which was quite substantial. In the fifth year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty, his title was a lengthy 26 characters: "Zhongyi Shenshu Lingyou Renyong Weixian Huguo Baomin Jingcheng Suiling Yizan Xuande Guansheng Dadi." There was nothing like gods in the world originally; gods were all created by people. Generally speaking, before the Song Dynasty, people merely regarded Guan Yu as a brave general and a tragic hero.