Kouan-Ti, Ephemera Dei Militaire de la Chine

The Chinese god of war and martial arts, based on a historical figure, named Kuan-Yu (161-219 D.C.) who contributed to the delay of the fall of the Han Dynasty. While he was young he dealt with the sale of the bean butter, but for a long time he devoted his time to the study, ending up reciting word for word the whole volume of the classics, having read it only once. He became general of Liu Bei during the Three Kingdoms, but was defeated by the imperial forces and captured. The night he was beheaded turned into a Buddhist monk. Emperor Huizong from the Song Dynasty in the twelfth century called him, in Chinese consciousness he was considered to be the representative of the military virtues and the greatest military hero who lived in China. In 1594 Emperor Wan Li of the Ming Dynasty awarded him the supreme title of “Ti” -divine emperor, raised a temple and commanded to be revered equally with Confucius. Over time thousands of temples and altars were erected in honor of him. He is also considered the protector of traders and scientists, as Kuan-Yu also considers himself the author of books for military art, becoming the God of Letters. His images and portraits adorn the Taoist, Buddhist and Confucianist altars or the walls of houses. Its celebration takes place twice a year, one of them, at the beginning of the Chinese New Year. The popular belief is that the God will remarry and manifest again on Earth, ensuring China’s immortality and supremacy over the World.