Taoyuan knot used to be beautiful, and the crescent dragon blade was cold. Ride a thousand miles in dust, and five levels shake Kun Gan.
Serve Liang Dong loyally and protect my brother's cast iron shoulders bravely. Once you go to Maicheng, there is no turning back, and the temple of the soul goes up in smoke.
Guan Yu's image
Speaking of Guan Yu, everyone is familiar with it. He was a warrior of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period. He is also Liu Bei's sworn brother. This man was very loyal and had strong martial arts, so he was loved by many people at that time. Cao Cao also wanted to accept him as his subordinate, but Guan Yu was a man of great morality. He thinks that Liu Bei is his eldest brother, so he will not betray Liu Bei.
Later, even if Cao Cao took Guan Yu as his subordinate, Guan Yu was bent on returning to Liu Bei, which also created a much-told story. Guan Yu's martial arts skills are high, and everyone says that he can take the lead among millions of generals with one person's strength, above ten thousand people.
Although Guan Yu is very proud, there is no denying that he was the most promising American in the Three Kingdoms period. This is also deeply loved by everyone. The story of Guan Yu spread to later generations. Everyone regards him as a model of loyalty, and even all walks of life will make his statue as a protector. I hope to get the protection of Master Guan.
Why does Guan Yu's statue close its eyes?
However, it is not difficult to find that the statue of Master Guan has a very similar point, that is, Master Guan's eyes are always closed. Whether it is a portrait or a sculpture, the image of Master Guan will always be a beautiful image with a broadsword in his hand and his eyes closed. This makes people a little confused. Why are Mr. Guan's eyes always closed?
First of all, let's look at the image of master Guan in history. According to historical records, Guan Yu is a phoenix eye, which makes people feel fierce at first glance, but it is also very small, so it is difficult to accurately depict Guan Yu's image.
At the beginning, the workers found that when making the sculpture of Master Guan, if you let him open his eyes, it would be difficult to see the temperament of Master Guan. The former momentum in "American Courage" will be less obvious because of his eyes, so craftsmen settle for the second best and ask him to close his eyes when making a statue of Guan Yu.
It is precisely because of this move, coupled with Guan Yu's deeds, Guan Yu's closing his eyes became more and more fantastic in later generations. First of all, everyone thought that Mr Guan closed his eyes because he didn't want to see the injustice in the world, while Mr Guan opened his eyes to kill people. So all walks of life worship Guan Yu with their eyes closed, because they want Guan Yu's shelter and don't want to kill people because of the statue of Mr. Guan.
Therefore, Guan Yu, who opened his eyes, represented an image of slaughter, which was incompatible with the protection that craftsmen prayed for. Guan Yu's heroic deeds gradually gained popularity. Because of Guan Yu's heroic deeds, people began to myth Guan Yu's story, just like the finishing touch, and Guan Yu's image could not be opened. If anyone has done a particularly good job and opened his eyes, it is that Guan Yu is still alive, which is very unlucky. For various reasons, what we see now is Guan Gong's eyes closed.
There was once a child who was ignorant all day and pursued the so-called Jianghu morality, surrounded by friends. In order to show his image of loyalty, he found an old carpenter, hoping to build a statue of Guan Yu and put it at home, and to burn incense three times in the morning and kowtow three times in the morning, begging for the protection of loyalty.
The old carpenter created an image of Guan Yu as he wished, but the child was not satisfied, because he felt his eyes were closed, so he hoped the old carpenter would create an open Guan Yu for him. The old carpenter naturally didn't want to tell him the truth, but he insisted that the old carpenter create a Guan Yu who was lying with his eyes open. In desperation, the old carpenter created an open-eyed Guan Yu for her, and the child happily took the statue home.
But it didn't last long. Soon, the child lost his life in a disorderly fight with people in the street, which spread widely. People think it's Guan Yu's blink of an eye, and no one can control Guan Yu's momentum, so blinking is a very ominous representative.
Rational worship, not blind superstition
I can't seem to bring a statue at present. What a serious consequence. Whether Guan Yu opened his eyes or closed his eyes, people have become accustomed to the image of Guan Yu on the statue of Guan Yu, that is, closing his eyes. Therefore, it is nothing to earn eyeballs. What we have to do is to learn the spirit of Guan Yu, his fearless and loyal spirit.
When it is applied to our life, it is not so terrible to look at Guan Yu with your eyes open, because many craftsmen are afraid of not grasping the image of Guan Yu and destroying the sculpture craft, so they omit this step. Over time, all we see is Guan Yu with his eyes closed. There is no superstition, and there is no unknown handicraft to bring us. It is our worship and respect for Guan Yu.
Refer to Romance of the Three Kingdoms
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