♦Sacred birth celebrated on the 24th day of the 6th lunar month♦
Surnamed Guan, given name Yu, formal name Yunchang, Holy Emperor Lord Guan was born in Jie County in Hedong on the 24th day of the 6th lunar month during the second year of the reign of Emperor Huan of Han (157 A.D.), and passed away on the 7th day of the 12th lunar month in the 24th year of Emperor Xian of Han (213 A.D.) According to the General Historica of Taiwan Province, worship of Holy Emperor Lord Guan in Taiwan began during the time of Koxinga, King of Yanping, when a group of merchants collaborating on a business venture with a shared sense of honor, chose Guan Gong as their patron god for his sense of honor. According to folklore, emperors throughout the dynasties established shrines to Holy Emperor Lord Guan. Holy Emperor Lord Guan is also worshipped in Daoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism, hence, he is known by many other monikers.