September 18, 2005
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There are numerous old temples in Hội An Old District. I visited one of the temples that worshiped Guan Yu (Quan Vũ), a great warrior in the Romance of The Three Kingdoms aka Tam Quốc Chí. His famous characteristics are loyalty, honesty, and bravery. The above picture describes that Guan Yu escorted Liu Bei’s (Lưu Bị) two wives when they were captured by Cao Cao (Tào Tháo).
“For the journey to the capital, a carriage was prepared for the two ladies, and Guan Yu was its guard. On the road they rested at a certain post station, and Cao Cao, anxious to compromise Guan Yu by beguiling him into forgetfulness of his duty, assigned Guan Yu to the same apartment as his sisters-in-law. Guan Yu stood the whole night before the door with a lighted candle in his hand. Not once did he yield to fatigue. Cao Cao’s respect for him could not but increase.”
Excerpt from http://www.threekingdoms.com/chapter.php?c=25
