In Folklore and Literature
Little is known about Guan Suo, as many tales about him were passed down in the form of folk culture instead of textual works. In Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Suo was described as a capable warrior, and was involved in Zhuge Liang's Southern Campaign against the Nanman.
Guan Suo was very popular among the girls because of his handsome appearance. In a Chinese opera play - Guan Suo Play (關索戲), he was descriped as a man "seven chi tall, face like a peach blossom (身長七尺，面似桃花)".
In some stories, he had not only one wife. The earliest one is called Bao Sanniang, then Wang Linggong's two daughters Wang Yue and Wang Tao, and the last one is Meng Huo's daughter Huaman.
Guan Suo has another name as "Hua Guan Suo (花關索)" in the folk. It's said that Guan Suo used this name before he met his father Guan Yu. Hua is the family name of his martial arts master Mr. Hua Yue (花月/花岳) in Banshidong (班石洞), Mount Qiuqu (丘衢山).
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