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unusual facts about Guan


Quon

Guan, a Chinese family name rendered in Cantonese as Kwan, or also in English as Quan or Quon.


Chen Jiunn-ming

He joined the school football team when he studied in Guan Yu Elementary School (管嶼國小) in his hometown Changhua.

CZ12

JC visits a man named Professor Guan, who had created 12 identical replicas for study purposes with his team of researchers, under the pretense that he is a reporter named Martin from National Geographic.

Guan Liang

In 1940 Guan Liang held his first solo exhibition in Chengdu, Sichuan province.

Guan Lu

At one time Governor Wang Ji of Anping heard of the fame of Guan Lu and invited him to come on a visit, in which he went.

Guan Ping

Guan Ping would later go on to join Liu Bei's expedition to capture Yi Province, which was in control of Liu Zhang at the time.

Guan Pinghu

In 1977, a recording of "Liu Shui" (流水; Stream), as performed by Guan, was chosen to be included in the Voyager Golden Record, a gold-plated LP recording containing music from around the world, which was sent into outer space by NASA on the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft.

Guan Sheng

Guan Sheng confronts Shan Tinggui outside Lingzhou (凌州; present-day Ling County, Shandong), where the two engage in man-to-man combat.

When the Liangshan outlaws attack Daming Prefecture (in present-day Handan, Hebei) to rescue Lu Junyi and Shi Xiu, Cai Jing recommends Guan Sheng to lead the imperial army to attack the outlaws.

Guan Suo

Guan Suo is featured as a playable character in the seventh instalment of Koei's Dynasty Warriors video game series.

In Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Guan Suo was described as a capable warrior, and was involved in Zhuge Liang's Southern Campaign against the Nanman.

Guan Suo is a fictional character of the Three Kingdoms period who is often depicted as the third son of Guan Yu.

Guan Xing

Guan Xing is first introduced as a playable character in the eighth instalment of Koei's Dynasty Warriors video game series.

Guan Yunchang

The Lost Bladesman, Chinese title Guan Yunchang (關雲長), a 2011 historical film about Guan Yu

Guan Zhong

Guan Zhong is one of 32 historical personages featured in the Koei game Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI, where he is referred to as Guan Yiwu.

Guanzi

Guan Zhong (管仲, or Guanzi 管子 "Master Guan"), Chinese Legalist philosopher and politician

Heights of Guan

The Heights of Guan, a variant of "Gowanus", was the New York colonial era name given to a series of hills which extend in a ridge along the western portion of Long Island.

Illiasu Shilla

His older brother Shilla Alhassan, plays with him by Real Tamale United and played formerly for Guan United FC.

Jeokbyeokga

The last part is Liu Bei and Guan Yu's episode of Red Cliff.

Jing Hao

In the early 17th century, noted Ming art historian Dong Qichang classified Jing Hao and Guan Tong as the two founders of the Northern Landscape style, juxtaposed against the two founders of the southern school, Dong Yuan and Juran, who developed their theories at the same time.

Kun-Liang Guan

Guan and his team have published influential papers in, many publications, such as Cell, Nature and Science.

In 1982, Guan graduated (B.S.) from the Department of Biology, Hangzhou University (previous and current Zhejiang University).

Lü Meng's invasion of Jing Province

Zhao Lei, an area commander (都督) under Guan Yu, captured and executed

Guan Yu attempted to break out of the encirclement with his surviving men, among whom include his son Guan Ping and his Commandant Zhao Lei.

Mi Fang

In 219, Guan Yu launched an invasion against Cao Cao, leaving Mi Fang with the defence of the base city in Jiangling, and Shi Ren in Gong'an (公安, northwest of presentday Gongan, Hubei).

Neijing Tu

In addition, a Qing Dynasty colored scroll Neijing tu was painted at the Ruyi Guan 如意館 "Palace of Fulfilled Wishes" library in the Forbidden City (Despeux 2008:767).

Pang Hui

According to the Record of Shu (蜀記) by Wang Yin (王隱), after Shu Han was conquered by Cao Wei in 263, Pang massacred the descendants of Guan Yu to avenge his father.

Pawi

the Trinidad Piping-guan, Aburria pipile, an endangered bird in the chachalaca, guan and curassow family Cracidae.

Pengfei Guan

Guan graduated from the Department of Mathematics of Zhejiang University in Hangzhou.

Pronatura

The logo, which represents a Horned Guan, was 'modernized' in 2006, due to the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Pronatura, keeping the Horned Guan, but giving it a more stylized image.

Sanguo Yingxiong Zhuan Zhi Guan Gong

Sanguo Yingxiong Zhuan Zhi Guan Gong is a Taiwanese television series based on the life of Guan Yu and parts of the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, while incorporating some elements of fantasy and Chinese mythology as well.

Zhang Zuo

The news leaked, however, and Zhang Guan turned his army against the capital Guzang (姑臧, in modern Wuwei, Gansu).


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