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The phoenix eye in history
It describes Guan Yu in the romance of the Three Kingdoms. The original words of this sentence are "a lying silkworm has eyebrows, a phoenix eye, a face as heavy as a jujube, a long beard, a green towel, a green robe, a red rabbit on her leg, and a dragon crescent moon blade in her hand"

? This is a vivid description of Guan Yu's mighty image in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which is very vivid.

Cheng-yan, lying silkworm eyebrow, face as heavy as jujube, this is to describe Guan Yu's face. It is solidified through the spread of novels, and combined with various images such as religion, literature, opera and folk customs. As for what the real Guan Yu looks like in history, there is no way to verify it now. The only record is the description of Guan Yu's "bearded man".

Qinglong crescent moon blade is Guan Yu's weapon. Qinglong crescent moon blade is a kind of weapon in ancient China, and it is a representative broadsword among crescent blades. According to relevant documents, crescent knife was popularized in Song Dynasty. This blade is very heavy, reaching 82 Jin, and it is the most powerful weapon.

Generally used for martial arts practitioners to train physical strength and arm strength. But it is precisely because of its heavy weight that it is not used in the battlefield. This also reflects the mighty image of Guan Yu.