Kuan Kung 关公 ...

Kuan Kung 

关公 ...

Kuan Kung (关公) or Kuan Yu (关羽) (died 219) is a character that appears

in the Three Kingdom (三国) 

serving under the War Lord Liu Bei (刘备) ...

He played a significant role in the civil war that led to the collapse of the 

Han Dynasty (汉朝) and the establishment of Shu Han of the 

Three Kingdoms (三国) , of which Liu Bei (刘备) was the first emperor ...

It is said that Kuan Yu (关羽) was 9 feet tall with a beard of 2 feet long, there are some
statues with its face painted red ...

A very well known historical figure in East Asia, Guan Yu's (关羽) life story is
largely fictionalized in the historical novel of the Romance of the Three Kingdorm ( (三国演义),
which has been passed down to generations where it is even one of the important
literatures read in senior high schools. 

His deeds and moral qualities have been lionized. Guan Yu (关羽) is respected 

as an epitome of loyalty (忠诚) and righteousness (正义) , 

Today Guan Yu (关羽) is more well known to be as Guan Kong (关公)

or even Emperor Guan (關帝) 

as it is worship as the God of War ...

You can find its status in some temples where people would worship 

or even in Chinese Police Stations or Businesses as 

it serve as a belief of protector of

politicians and business leaders alike ...