Guan Gong - Richardson, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 32° 57.210 W 096° 43.699
14S E 712345 N 3648422
One of several historic figures that line the entrance to China Town at 400 N. Greenville Ave.
Waymark Code: WM16188
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2022
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Wikipedia"Guan Gong, also known as Guan Yu or Guan Yun Chang (160 – 219) was a general who lived close to two thousand years ago in China. He helped his sworn brother Liu Bei to fight against the dynasty of Wei that seized the throne from the last Han-Emperor. He was also the sworn brother of Zhang Fei, another warrior of Liu Bei's.
The Three Brothers conquered the Southwest of China and founded a Dynasty named Shu Han (because Liu Bei claimed to be the rightful heir of the Han Dynasty). They also battled with Eastern Wu, another Chinese dynasty at this time, and during one of the battles, Guan Yu was captured by the Wu general Lü Meng and executed (along with his son Guan Ping).
In later centuries, Guan Yu became a Chinese deity and was given the name Guan Gong, meaning "Lord Guan"."
The statue is of a large man in war garb. He has a beard and mustache. The beard is very long and he is holding the beard in his left hand. He is wearing a hat. He is wearing armor of sorts with a scary face on his belt.