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	Guan Yu
		In the Romance of Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu or Guan Gong was probably one of the most respected men in the ancient Three Kingdoms of China.
		Guan Yu was reffered to as "beautiful beard" because of his long, flowing beard and it was said that he was a match for 10,000 men.
		Guan was given Lu Bu's horse "Red Hare" by Lord Cao Cao of the Wei Kingdom as a prize for his amazing fighting skills.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/gu/Guan_Yu.html (96 words)

	General Guan Gong
		He was born Guan Yu 關羽 in 160 AD and lived and commanded during the prelude to the famous Three Kingdoms period of the Han Dynasty, the subject of China's famous novel The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
		Guan Yu and his son Guan Ping were captured by the Wu troops and executed by the order of the ruler of Wu, Sun Quan.
		Guan Gong symbolizes the Chinese concept of "Yi Qi" (義氣), which is a virtue people value among themselves.
	idisk.mac.com /forever4/Public/chinapages/guangong.htm (1564 words)

	Guan Yu - China-related Topics GU-GZ - China-Related Topics
		Guan Yu's sons served as commanders in the state of the state of Kingdom of ShuShu-Han until its conquest by Kingdom of WeiWei in 263.
		Guan Yu was referred to as "the lord with the magnificent beard" (美髯公) because of his long, flowing beard.
		Guan Yu was a farmer and when he heard of Liu Bei's desire to help the Han DynastyHan, and because he was a relative of the Han emperor, Guan Yu, decided to join with Liu Bei and Zhang Fei.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Guan_Yu (1683 words)

	Guan Yu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Guan Yu agreed, but with three conditions: that the surrender was to the Han emperor and not Cao Cao; that the two wives of Liu Bei were to be suitably provided for and protected; and that all three would leave to seek Liu Bei once they found out his whereabouts.
		Guan Yu has been deified as early as the Sui Dynasty and is still popularly worshipped today among the Chinese people variedly as an indigenous Chinese deity, a bodhisattva in Buddhism and a guardian deity in Taoism.
		In Chinese Buddhism, Guan Yu is honored as a bodhisattva and protector of the Dharma.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guan_Gong (6568 words)

	Ottawa XPress - News - Falun Gong protest
		Falun Gong, a non-violent "spiritual discipline" that includes meditative exercises borrowed from Qigong, is viewed by the Chinese Communist Party as an evil cult and a threat to Communist Party membership.
		Falun Gong is a peaceful method of living your life that, for some in China, encapsulates all that they believe and all that they aspire to become, better people.
		Falun Gong was not to be heard from or practiced or his military officials now had the power to arrest.
	www.ottawaxpress.ca /news/news.aspx?iIDArticle=7149 (2647 words)

	Romance (2002) - Korean Drama Reviews - spcnet.tv
		Guan You stubbornly refuses and he is in shame when the teacher-student affair is publicised.
		Guan You has trouble with his gangster classmates so he pretends to be a 'big brother' from another gang.
		Guan You is desperate and works almost the whole night, first as a pianist at a restaurant and then as an odd-job labourer carrying goods.
	www.spcnet.tv /reviews/review.php?rID=40 (3444 words)

	NTDTV's 2006 Chinese New Year Global Gala: Leading an Open and Dignified Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Guan reveals his thoughts about how quickly the moral standards of China's society are degenerating, and the performing arts are no exception.
		When he was in China, Guan Guimin associated with the class of celebrities who lived in the western district of Beijing, an area known for its rich cultural events.
		Guan believes that Falun Dafa has cleansed him of the corrupt influences of society and has helped to purify his mind.
	newyeargala.ntdtv.com /2006/en/art/guan_gala_06.html (665 words)

	2000-06 Guan Gong
		One of the deities in I-Kuan Tao's religious practice is Guan Gong.
		With such a mindset, Guan Gong was content to remain in the background until the situation required his involvement.
		He is just as well known as Guan Gong, and there is no doubt that the Chinese have a great deal of respect and fondness for him.
	www.taoism.net /living/2000/200006.htm (1708 words)

	Wushu Guan
		In order to promote Shaolin gong fu and provide a good place for Shaolin gong fu lovers from within and outside China to learn this ancient art, Shaolin Temple Wushu Training Center Mt. Songshan, Henan Province, was built in two years, from 1986 to 1987 to the east of the Shaolin Temple.
		The rug and the floor are favorites; with all the abuse, and lack of cleaning, the wooden sub floor is ruptured in certain areas, and the rug is a veritable haven for dust and god knows what other living creatures.
		Outside the wushu guan restaurant; to the right is a large area in which the monks / performing team either work out or play basketball.
	www.russbo.com /schools/wushu_guan.htm (1610 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Guan Guimin Talks about the Character of an Artist and the Moral Climate in China
		Guan said that most of the artists in his own circle are very good people.
		Guan said that cultivating himself according to the principles of Falun Gong has thoroughly cleaned away the dirty things in his mind, products of his upbringing under the CCP, and he feels that he has been purified.
		Guan said that overseas Chinese don't have to be afraid of the Chinese consulates.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/5-12-20/35973.html (1488 words)

	Tao Arts : Taoist Pantheon
		Guan Gong, or Guan Yu, was the object of the second most prevalent Taoist cult in traditional China (behind the cult dedicated to Guan Yin).
		Guan Gong is typically depicted as a large man with a long fl beard.
		Guan Gong is venerated by those concerned with loyalty, military affairs, commerce, giving birth to sons, exorcising spirits, etc.
	www.taoarts.com /pantheon.html (2562 words)

	KtB - Tofu and War Gods (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Instead, she chose Guan Gong, a giant man with a two-foot-long flowing beard and a flaming red face, a great general and warrior who carried a huge sword and participated in continuous wars until his execution by enemy forces.
		Guan Gong's image is common in police stations throughout China and Vietnam, where he's also seen as the embodiment of loyalty, strength, bravery, and justice.
		But there's no ignoring Guan Gong's two-handed sword that has been menacingly reproduced on the wall by the shrine.
	www.killingthebuddha.com /eat_god_now/tofu_war_gods.htm (1397 words)

	Shi Xing Hong
		A gong fu brother or sister is to be respected and loved as a real blood related brother or sister.
		At this time the Chinese government had already built the wushu guan, and was interested in furthering the exposure of gong fu to the country and to the world.
		Remember, the wushu guan is government built, owned and operated, and after a little “coercing” years ago, got some of the monks of the Shaolin Temple to teach students there.
	www.russbo.com /monks/shi_xing_hong.htm (2574 words)

	-- Beliefnet.com
		It said Zhang Zhenggang, a 36-year-old bank worker and Falun Gong organizer in Huaian city in eastern Jiangsu province, was beaten March 25 by a guard and another prisoner with wooden batons, leaving him in a coma.
		The Information Center said Falun Gong member Guan Chaosheng was beaten to death by police in Beijing after he came to the capital to protest.
		Li, an employee at an aircraft manufacturer in Nanchang, a city in the southern province of Jiangxi, was sentenced in January to two years in prison after she came to Beijing to protest, the group said.
	www.beliefnet.com /story/21/story_2133_1.html (394 words)

	GuanYu Statue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Guan Yu (160-219 AD) was a famous general of the Shu Kingdom, during the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms Period.
		Portraits or pictures of Guan Yu can be found on the doors of Chinese houses during the Lunar New Year, as a form of protection.
		He was born Guan Yunchang, and is variously called General Kwan, Lord Kwan, Kwan the Noble, Guan Gung, Guan Di, and General Quan.
	fivedots.coe.psu.ac.th /~ad/jg/guanYu.html (200 words)

	Recommended Historical TV series to watch - China History Forum, chinese history forum
		Guan Gong also came to be known as God of war in chinese culture.
		The story about Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei being sworn brothers is indeed a myth and not recorded in actual history.
		Well, in Guan Yu's SGZ it said that "The Former Lord [Liu Bei] shared the same bed with the two and were as brothers.
	www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=1130 (1181 words)

	Zhang Fei
		Originally, he was a butcher to Guan Gong, with whom he got into a fight, and to Liu Bei, who separated them.
		Because these three military heroes swore allegiance in an effort to unify their land, they are often referred to as the Three Musketeers of China.
		But in the temple of Guan Gong he is numbered among the 254 assessors of that deity, one of the 24 heroes deserving gratitude for service to their country.
	www.pantheon.org /mythica/articles/z/zhang_fei.html (146 words)

	Guan Gong - God of War
		In the real world, those aspiring to enter the "Jade Gate" of Guan Gong Ch'an Buddhism must also pass a simple physical fitness test consisting of: pullups, situps, pushups, toe touchers, knee bends, a three-mile run, and one round of boxing.
		The Western practitioner of Guan Gong Ch'an Buddhism begins by acknowledging their Western nature, influences and history yet is inspired by the philosophy Ch'an Buddhism.
		In a word, Guan Gong Ch'an Buddhist sexual practices are about "immortality," dealing with the circulation and preservation of essential energies (including the retention of semen).
	arvigarus.bravehost.com /test.htm (3150 words)

	Gong Fu Online e-Magazine: Chinese Martial Arts - Theory and Practice. Old Chinese Books, Treatises, Manuscripts.
		Method that Reveals the Truth (JIE DI GONG).
		Skill of the Iron Arm (TIE BI GONG).
		Exercise "Sweeping with an Iron Broom" (Tie Sao Zhou Gong).
	www.kungfulibrary.com /gong-fu-e-magazine-back-issues.htm (946 words)

	Guan Gong - God of War
		It begins with you, who must work to do your part in the development of the Aryan outlook and the Aryan way of life, an ideology which will gradually spread through society and produce that social temper of the individual which is the best insurance of the future welfare of the race.
		Guan Gong Ch’an (i.e., the Arya-Dahr and the Noble Path) is the focal point of our thought and purpose.
		Beginning with that, we can select, employ and adapt what suits us, and find in it an addition to our present living, a poised vitality, a clarity and inflexibility of purpose and an intelligent use of our intellect which will benefit both the individual and society.
	arvigarus.bravehost.com /about.htm (1061 words)

	Origin of the surname Guan, Kwan, Kuan, Kwuan, Quan
		Although the word Guan as in train is different from Guan as in shut, the two words have the same pronunciation, and the latter was used in place of the former.
		During the Xia Dynasty, Xia Jie (1,818 1,783 B.C.) was a notorious king who built lakes of wine and mountains of fermented yeast.
		2) During the Chun Qiu Dynasty, an official of the Zhou Kingdom known as Yin Xi was the governor of Han Gu Guan.
	www.yutopian.com /names/20/20Guan314.html (432 words)

	LEANING JOURNAL
		Guan Xi” is a term that literally means “relationships”.
		Guan Xi” often cause the decline of an enterprise and even bankruptcy.
		It can be observed that in Southern parts of China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, some business people still worship the idol of “Guan Gong”, a hero of ancient Chinese times who was loyal to his friends and strictly kept promises.
	www.geocities.com /zhongmin_hou/Negotaition/M_files/negotiation.htm (3913 words)

	Clearwisdom.net - Photo Archive
		ID card of Hunan practitioner Guan Chaosheng who was beaten to death by police in Beijing after he came to the capital to protest.
		Falun Gong practitioner Xia Shucai from Zhongjing Town, Shandong Province, was beaten to death by town government officials
		Jilin Falun Gong practitioner Zhi Guixiang was violently mistreated by police and died as a result
	photo.minghui.org /photo/images/persecution_evidence/E_death_300_1.htm (2369 words)

	Falun Dafa Clearwisdom.net
		Guan Ge's family members saw numerous bruises on her body, and there was a fist-sized bump on her head probably due to beating.
		Her family members saw the bruises on her body and the big bump on her head from severe beating and demanded that the department concerned and the labor camp provide explanations for her death, but all their requests were stalled with vague answers.
		This is typical evidence of Jiang Zemin group's policy "death of a Falun Gong practitioner from beating is counted as suicide." We hope people in the know will provide more detailed information for this case.
	www.clearwisdom.net /emh/articles/2003/6/21/37204.html (445 words)

	eBay.co.uk - gong, CDs, Records, Asian Oriental Antiques items at low prices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		GONG — Radio Gnome Invisible Part 1 — The Flying Teapot
		Large 25" Old Chinese Brass GUAN GONG GUAN YU Statue
		Gong - The Other Side Of The Sky (CD 1999)
	search.ebay.co.uk /gong (270 words)

	Antiques, Los Angeles - Studio Antiques - Bronze Chinese Warrior Guan Gong
		This auction is for a late 19th century bronze sculpture of a mounted Chinese warrior.
		It may be of the idol Guan Gong and if so is missing the Blue Dragon Sword.
		The casting is very intricate, especially on the rear haunches of the horse, which has the impressive figure of a dragon woven into the piece.
	www.studioantiques.com /guangong.html (182 words)

	eShop: A unique gift shop with African Hand-Crafts, Italian Cruet, antique Decanter with Shot Glasses , hand-crafts, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Since he was young, He always loved to read 2 books: I Ching and The Spring and Autumn Annals.
		He grew up to be a red-faced, honest, brave and loyal man. Guan Gong, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei became sworn brothers.
		He then assisted Liu Bei to establish the state of Shu and won many battles.
	eshop.generalwww.com /FunToKnow.aspx (731 words)

	Taipei Times - archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Chen appealed to voters allegedly taking such money to vote for the DPP anyway and end the KMT's rule.
		Guan ate the delicacies given to him by Chao and even took his money -- but then killed several of Chao's generals before he returned to Liu's barracks," Chen said.
		Chen said the KMT has stolen the people's money through corruption during its 55 years of rule and now has to bribe voters for small change to maintain its power.
	www.taipeitimes.com /News/local/archives/2000/03/06/26774/print (600 words)

	Zhong Guo gong shang guan li yan jiu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Zhong Guo gong shang guan li yan jiu
		IDENTIFIER: 95 AUTHOR: TITLE PINYIN-mono: Nan jing shi gong shang xue hui ti chu 1994 nian gong zuo zong jie he 1995 nian gong zuo she xiang.
		Zhong Guo gong shang guan li yan jiu home page.
	www.anu.edu.au /Asia/Chin/txt/ZGGS/1995/ZGGS-03-95.htm (1486 words)

	Tao Arts : Rare Books
		There is no better way to familiarize yourself with Taoist art in general, or with the physical representations of Taoist Gods.
		Guan Yu (or Guan Gong) is one of the most famous of all Taoist Deities.
		The number of Temples in pre-revolutionary China dedicated to Guan Yu was second only to those dedicated to Guan Yin.
	www.taoarts.com /rarebooks.html (423 words)

	DBLP: Yu Guan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Yu Guan, Xiao Liang, Zi'ang Ding, Yinan Fan, Wei Chen, Qunsheng Peng: Energy Matting.
		Yu Guan, Ali A. Ghorbani, Nabil Belacel: An Unsupervised Clustering Algorithm for Intrusion Detection.
		Baowen Xu, Yu Guan, Zhenqiang Chen, Karl R. Leung: Parallel Genetic Algorithms with Schema Migration.
	www.vldb.org /dblp/db/indices/a-tree/g/Guan:Yu.html (102 words)

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