People worship the statue of Guan Gong mainly in the hope of receiving Guan Gong’s blessing, wealth, good luck and peace. What Guan Gong shows in our hearts is not only the heroic image of riding a horse and drawing a sword, but also interpreting not only his majestic image with a sword in hand, but also the elegant and majestic type with long beard in hand. The statue of Guan Gong has various postures, which are called "appearances". There are roughly two classifications, main and specific "phases", and one is the so-called "literary phase". The other is "Military Prime Minister". In folk customs, different groups of people worship Guan Gong statues with different "appearances". "Wen Xiang" and "Martial Xiang" also represent different meanings.
Wen Guangonggong
Wen Guangong has two shapes: one is Guan Gong with his hands hanging on his knees, solemn and majestic, which can be used for hall display, art appreciation, and to set off an elegant atmosphere; in solemn and high-end places Generally there is worship. Then there is the seated statue of Guan Gong in "Reading the Spring and Autumn Annals at Night", which is taken from the allusion of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Reading "Spring and Autumn" symbolizes academic success and career advancement, and is suitable for worship at home, especially when there are students at home who are facing pressure to enter higher education or when their careers are about to advance.
Wu Guangong
Wu Guangong is divided into the statue of Guan Gong and the statue of Guan Gong on horseback. The statue of Guan Gong is divided into the statue of Guan Gong with a sword and the statue of Guan Gong with a standing sword. It is often worshiped in commercial institutions. Overseas Chinese, Hong Kong and southern my country prefer this style. The direction of the tip of the Qinglong Yanyue Knife held by the statue of Guan Gong has different meanings. Don’t get it wrong. The tip of the knife is pointing upward: It is mainly a town house. There is no evil or strange thing happening in the house. Please be prepared for a rainy day. Please use the town house for protection. The tip of the knife is pointing down: It is mainly used to drive away evil spirits. There are uneasy factors in the home, evil spirits lingering, diseases or strange things happen frequently. Please respectfully ask Guan Gong to pray to expel evil spirits and restore stability. The bronze statue of Guan Gong on horseback symbolizes superior martial arts, passing five levels and killing six generals, and he will surely achieve success on horseback. It is usually used for giving gifts and blessings. The person who accepts the gift can not only be protected by Guan Gong, but also make a loyal, benevolent and brave friend. The best bronze statue of Guan Gong on horseback is given to the liver and gallbladder friend. Therefore, the meanings of the different shapes of Wu Guan Gong are roughly as follows:
● Hengdao Guan Gong: In Chinese folk, it is generally called Wu Cai Shen, so it means that he is a god of wealth. It means keeping safe.
● Guan Gong with a standing sword: Guan Yun has long righteousness and Bo Yuntian. The meaning of standing with a sword is to show loyalty and take the overall situation into consideration.
● Riding Guan Gong: Extended to the horse to achieve success, it is generally used for blessings and gifts. Now that we have clearly distinguished the difference between Wen Guan Gong and Wu Guan Gong, let’s take a look at what else we need to pay attention to when inviting Guan Gong?
Taboos for placing the statue of Guan Gong:
(1) It should not be facing the main door of the master bedroom;
(2) It should not be placed in other bedrooms because it is too murderous;
(3) Avoid clashing with the toilet;
(4) Suitable height, usually about one meter high;
(5) Placement of tributes. The tribute is double, and the tribute incense is a special incense for the God of Wealth, and wine glasses are also placed;
(6) Place it in the center of one-third of the lobby, and choose Guan Gong, the God of Wealth and Hengdaowu.
Pay special attention to the fact that the statue of Guan Gong cannot be placed in the east-west direction. Those with a certain foundation in traditional culture should know that Guan Gong died in Soochow. If the statue is facing east-west, it must be either sitting or looking at the place of death.
Who cannot worship Guan Gong
Firstly, the descendants of Ma Zhong and Sun Quan must not worship Guan Gong, because they are enemies of Guan Gong, and if they kill their own people, Guan Yu will How could you not care about it and still bless them? Therefore, the surnames Sun and Ma must not be worshiped by Guan Yu. But I personally think that people who have been killed by Guan Yu will not worship Guan Yu. After all, they are the enemies who killed their ancestors.
Second, the descendants of Liu Bei. In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are the three brothers. But in real history, Liu Bei and Guan Yu are not brothers, but his lords. In other words, even Liu Bei's descendants are also his young masters and his superiors. Therefore, Guan Gong will never tolerate such people worshiping Guan Gong. Starting