There are three and a half saints in China. Who said that?

Three saints and a half were put forward by Liang Qichao.

The Three Saints refer to Confucius, Zhuge Liang and Wang Yangming, while Zeng Guofan is classified as a semi-saint, and later generations also praise him as "the first perfect man in the ages".

Sage thoughts can affect a country or even the whole world. In China's traditional culture, "sage" refers to a person who combines knowledge and practice, and is an infinite existence in a limited world. Generally speaking, "those who are talented and virtuous are called saints." Originally, the word was based on the pursuit of "perfection" and "beauty", so the sage's original intention was to point to perfection.

The so-called "saints" have "ears" on the top and "ears" on the left to show the Tao and reach the heaven and earth; There is a "mouth" table on the upper right to preach and teach; The "king" at the bottom represents that everything is king, and virtue is practiced everywhere.

Saint of war

The honorific title of Guan Yu, a famous soldier of the Three Kingdoms.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Guan Yu was gradually deified by people after his death, and he was honored as "Guan Gong", also known as bearded. There have been many awards and titles in all previous dynasties. In the Ming Dynasty, it began to be called "Guan Shengdi", and since then it has become an officially recognized "warrior saint". The Qing dynasty continued the tradition of the Ming dynasty and still respected Guan Yu as a warrior.

In the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin named Jiang Taigong as a martial artist. During the Tang Suzong period, when the Wu Temple was first built, Jiang Taigong was made King of Wu, with Jiang Taigong as the main sacrifice and seventy-two generals of the Ten Sages of Asia as the enjoyment. In Song Zhenzong, Jiang Taigong continued to be named King of Martial Arts, while Jiang Taigong was still regarded as a martial saint, and Wudao Temple was mainly worshipped. At that time, the Wu Temple was abolished and no one came to worship. However, during the period of Ming Shenzong, Yue Fei was made Emperor of Yue Sheng and Guan Yu was also made Emperor of Guan Sheng. Although the Wu Temple was abolished, there were still two martial arts sages, Yue Fei and Guan Yu.