Sacrifice to Guan Gong is very common in shops in Vietnam. Why not the god of wealth?

In fact, this reason is mainly the relationship between Vietnamese culture and Confucian culture. Because Vietnam has been ruled by China for thousands of years since ancient times, that is to say, China's traditional culture has influenced Vietnam for nearly a thousand years, especially in the Han Dynasty, when the rulers asked the Vietnamese at that time to learn China's words, and China's books, that is, the Confucian culture at that time, have gradually penetrated into Vietnamese life. In fact, Confucius has a very high position in Vietnam.

This shows how far-reaching the influence of Confucian culture on Vietnamese culture is. In addition, during the Yongzheng period, Guan Gong was made king of Annan, so many temples of Guan Gong were built at that time. Now, almost every place in Vietnam has temples related to Gong, including northern and central Vietnam, which led to Guan Gong being the most common god in Vietnamese daily life at that time.

Secondly, I want to talk about the relationship between Guan Yu and our Confucianism in China. Guan Yu lived in the Eastern Han Dynasty. After Dong Zhongshu put forward the idea of respecting Confucius alone, Confucianism at that time was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Although Guan Yu was only a martial artist, he didn't leave any works, but the book he read most in his life was Spring and Autumn Annals, and his attitude and behavior towards people were completely in line with Confucianism.

It is precisely because he practiced this kind of Confucianism all his life that Confucius at that time was promoting his own thoughts and constantly improving Confucianism. At the same time, he shaped the image of Guan Yu into a tall image in people's minds at that time, and even called Guan Yu a warrior saint.

Vietnam is deeply influenced by Confucian culture, so it highly respects Confucian culture. It is precisely because of this that Confucianism shaped the image of Guan Yu so tall at that time, so such propaganda improved Guan Yu's position in Vietnam. In Vietnam, Guan Yu's image symbolizes loyalty. Then there are some literary works, which spread the image of Guan Yu's loyalty and courage and are more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.