1. Guan Ping was a military general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.
12 Facts About Guan Ping
1. 2.
Guan Ping appears in the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong.
3.
Guan Ping is the second son of Guan Ding, a farmer.
4.
Guan Ping is so impressed with Guan Ping at first sight that he accepts him as his foster son.
5.
Guan Ping participates in some of Liu Bei's subsequent military exploits, including the Battle of Bowang against Cao Cao's general Xiahou Dun, and the Yi Province campaign against Liu Zhang.
6.
In 219, Guan Ping follows Guan Yu to the Battle of Fancheng and scores some initial victories over Cao Cao's forces, including flooding seven enemy armies.
7.
Guan Ping Yu is completely caught off guard and eventually isolated in Maicheng with a fraction of his remaining forces.
8.
Guan Ping sometimes appears as a door god in Chinese and Taoist temples in partnership with Guan Yu.
9.
Guan Ping sometimes accompanies Guan Yu in his role as a war god, sometimes in combination with Zhou Cang and Liao Hua.
10.
Guan Ping's face is traditionally painted white, while Zhou Cang is black and Guan Yu red.
11.
Guan Ping appears as a playable character in Koei's Dynasty Warriors and Warriors Orochi video game series.
12.
Guan Ping was left out of Total War: Three Kingdoms, though he does appear in certain mods for the game.