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General Kwan: Strength, Honor & Loyalty

General Kwan: Strength, Honor & Loyalty

Update: 2025-08-06
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You'll find statues of him throughout businesses, martial arts schools, restaurants and even in homes! Deep dive with your Sirens to uncover the story of General Kwan (or General Guan Yu) and understand why he's so revered in Chinese culture.


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Music by Donald Guzzi


Research Material:


Romance of the Three Kingdoms attributed to Luo Guanzhong


https://www.martialjournal.com/general-kwan-patron-saint-of-kung-fu/


https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/china-history/guan-yu.htm


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guan_Yu


https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/china-history/three-kingdoms.htm


https://classicalpoets.org/2021/08/a-translation-of-the-peach-garden-oath-from-romance-of-the-three-kingdoms/


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Bei

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General Kwan: Strength, Honor & Loyalty

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