15 Facts About Guandi

1.

Guandi was captured in an ambush by Sun Quan's forces and executed.

FactSnippet No. 1,331,202
2.

Guandi is a deity worshipped in Chinese folk religion, popular Confucianism, Taoism, and Chinese Buddhism, and small shrines to him are almost ubiquitous in traditional Chinese shops and restaurants.

FactSnippet No. 1,331,203
3.

Guandi was very studious, and was interested in the ancient history book Zuo zhuan and could fluently recite lines from it.

FactSnippet No. 1,331,204
4.

Guandi moved to Xiaopei and left Guan Yu in charge of the provincial capital Xiapi.

FactSnippet No. 1,331,205
5.

Guandi did not send his men to pursue Guan Yu when Guan Yu left, so as to allow Guan Yu to fulfil his allegiance .

FactSnippet No. 1,331,206
6.

Guandi appointed Guan Yu as General of the Vanguard and bestowed upon him a ceremonial axe.

FactSnippet No. 1,331,207
7.

Guandi even had to consider relocating the imperial capital elsewhere.

FactSnippet No. 1,331,208
8.

Guandi can compete with Yide, but he is not as good as the peerless beard.

FactSnippet No. 1,331,209
9.

Guandi then invited his subordinates to dine with him while the surgery was being performed.

FactSnippet No. 1,331,210
10.

Dates were announced for the end of the world, followed by messages indicating that Guandi had “prevented the apocalypse” and was indeed “the savior of endtimes.

FactSnippet No. 1,331,211
11.

The tradition of Guandi spirit writing continued in Chinese folk Religion well into the 20th century.

FactSnippet No. 1,331,212
12.

Guandi's costume is a green military opera uniform with armour covering his right arm and the knees of his pants.

FactSnippet No. 1,331,213
13.

Guandi wears a long three-section black beard made of yak hair and carries the Green Dragon Crescent Blade.

FactSnippet No. 1,331,214
14.

Guandi is referenced in Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom, Titan Quest, and Koihime Muso.

FactSnippet No. 1,331,215
15.

Guandi is introduced in the 2018 DLC Marching Fire Expansion, along with the other characters from the Chinese Wulin faction.

FactSnippet No. 1,331,216