Liu Bei Tapestries

"Shu Han" (蜀漢) was one of the three major states that competed for supremacy over China in the Three Kingdoms period, based in the area around present-day Sichuan and Chongqing which was historically known as "Shu", founded by Liu Bei, who claimed himself as the descendants of the Han Dynasty, and thus named his state "Han" as he considered it the legitimate successor to the Han dynasty. Below the kanji is drawings of Liu Bei (劉備, center), Guan Yu (關羽, left) and Zhang Fei (張飛, right).

Guan Yu, the Chinese god of war

Liu Bei

General Guan, is also known as the warrior of righteousness. He will ward off evil ghosts and guard your spirit.

Three Kingdoms

"SHU" (蜀) or Shu Han (蜀漢) was one of the three major states that competed for supremacy over China in the Three Kingdoms period, based in the area around present-day Sichuan and Chongqing which was historically known as "Shu", founded by Liu Bei, who claimed himself as the descendants of the Han Dynasty, and thus named his state "Han" as he considered it the legitimate successor to the Han dynasty. The Three Kingdoms (220 - 280 AD) was the tripartite division of China between the states of Wei, Shu, and Wu.

Liu Bei, Wade-Giles romanization Liu Pei, posthumous name (shi) Zhaoliedi, temple name (miaohao) Xianzu, (born AD 162, Zhu Xian [now in Hebei province], China—died 223, Sichuan province), founder of the Shu-Han dynasty (AD 221–263/264), one of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguo) into which China was divided at the end of the Han dynasty (206 BC–AD 220).

Liu Bei, Wade-Giles romanization Liu Pei, posthumous name (shi) Zhaoliedi, temple name (miaohao) Xianzu, (born AD 162, Zhu Xian [now in Hebei province], China—died 223, Sichuan province), founder of the Shu-Han dynasty (AD 221–263/264), one of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguo) into which China was divided at the end of the Han dynasty (206 BC–AD 220).