Guan Yu (Guan gong, about 160-220), also known with the templar names of Guandi (short for his title "Saintly Emperor Guan")and Guan Gong (Lord Guan), born in Xie County, Hedong (present day Yuncheng (运城市), Shanxi). He was a general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han Dynasty of China whom was trusted most by Liu Bei. In his nearly 60 years life, he helped Liu Bei collapse of the Han Dynasty and the establishment of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. 

After his death, Guan was deified as ""Guan Gong" and worshipped by the folks. Because of his saga, deeds and morals, he was respected as an epitome of loyalty, reliance, righteousness and courage by later generation. Among Chinese ancient endless celebrity, there are only 2 are respected as "saint", there are our "Literature Saint" Confucius and "Military Saint (Wu Sheng)" Guan Yu.