What kind of god is Guan Gong?

It is Wu Caishen.

Wu Caishen is a god of wealth believed by Chinese folk. The origin and function of Wu Caishen: The Wen Caishen and Wu Caishen are divided into Wen Caishen and Wu Caishen. The Wen Caishen is Bigan, Fan Li and Li Kuizu, and the Wu Caishen is Guan Yu and Zhao Gongming.

After Guan Yu's death, he was gradually deified and revered as "Guan Gong" by the people, also known as the Beautiful Beard Gong. The imperial courts of the past dynasties have given him many commendations. In the Qing Dynasty, he was regarded as "the God of Loyalty and Righteousness, the God of Martial Arts, the Helper of Benevolence, the Courage and the Might of Guan Sage", and was revered as the "Martial Saint", as famous as Confucius, the "Literary Saint".

Guan Yu (160-220), originally named Changsheng, later changed to Yunchang, was a native of Jie County, Hedong County (now Yuncheng, Shanxi). He was a famous general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He traveled around with Liu Bei in the early days and was once captured alive by Cao Cao. , killed Yuan Shao's general Yan Liang in Baimapo, and together with Zhang Fei were called the enemy of ten thousand people.

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1. In traditional opera, Guan Yu belongs to the "生" corner, and his facial makeup is also very distinctive. He has seven moles on his face, three in the middle of his eyebrows, and two moles on the left and right sides of his nose. There are two and seven cinnabar moles, which are as red as blood, so they look particularly majestic. Peking opera stories with Guan Yu as the main role include "Beheading the Bear and Tiger", "Three Brothers in the Taoyuan", "Beheading Hua Xiong with Warm Wine", "Hulao Pass", "Tuen Tu Mountain", "Beheading Diao Chan under the Moon", "Guo Wu" "Off" and so on.

2. In the novel "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Guan Yu is portrayed as a loyal, benevolent and brave general. When he appeared, he was sworn in with Liu Bei and Zhang Fei in Taoyuan. After making weapons, he participated in the war to suppress the Yellow Turban Uprising. He traveled around with Liu Bei, wandering around, but he was still able to kill the enemy and show off his power.

Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia_Guan Yu? Baidu Encyclopedia_Wu Caishen