PAYING TRIBUTE TO GUAN GONG

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  Taiwanese burn incense and bow to Guan Gong’s sculpture, currently touring the island after leaving its base in north China’s Shanxi Province, on March 30.
  Guan Gong, an ancient Chinese marshal from the Three Kingdoms Period(220-280) and a native of Shanxi, revered for his fidelity and loyalty, is believed to bring fortune to worshippers.
  This is the first time the sculpture, molded in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), travels to Taiwan.
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