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Is that... Guan Yu? It is a little refreshing to see something other than the Utah Teapot for once.
by Namidairo 6y ago
Is that... Guan Yu?
It is a little refreshing to see something other than the Utah Teapot for once.
- k_sze 6y agoYep, I'm pretty sure that's Guan Yu. For those wondering, Guan Yu was a general of legendary prowess during the Three Kingdoms period of Ancient China. He is deified and represents loyalty and justice. Ironically, in Hong Kong, both the police and the triad worship him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guan_Yu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guan_Yu
- blaesus 6y agoUsed to work in a newspaper in Hong Kong and we have a statue of Guan Yu as well... Anecdotally, the triad worships Guan Yu with black shoes while the police worships him with red shoes.
- k_sze 6y ago> the triad worships Guan Yu with black shoes while the police worships him with red shoes. That's a detail that I did not know!
- Dirlewanger 6y agoYup, that glaive is unmistakable. I knew that hours of playing Dynasty Warriors would pay off.
- k_sze 6y agoThat glaive (more correctly "guandao") has a name in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, btw: 青龍偃月刀 (Green Dragon Crescent Blade), also known as 冷艷鋸 (Frost Fair Blade). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Dragon_Crescent_Blade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Dragon_Crescent_Blade EDIT: Guan Yu's horse also has a name: 赤兔 (Red Hare) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hare