♦Sacred birth celebrated on the same day as Holy Emperor Lord Guan♦
As recorded in General Historica of Shanxi, he is a native of Guanxi. Originally under the command of Zhang Bao, leader of the Yellow Turban f Bandits, he became a collower of Guan Yu when the Yellow Turban militia were defeated. He took his own life on news of Sun Quan beheading Guan Yu and his son after the fall of Maicheng. Guan Yu was deified posthumously, receiving worship and offerings, and the Great General Zhou stands to the left ofHoly Emperor Lord Guan holding a Green Dragon yanyuedao weapon.