In Fiction
The rebellion is portrayed in the opening chapters of Luo Guanzhong's Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which portrays the Zhang brothers as sorcerors, having been provided the Taiping Jing from the "old immortal spirit from the southern lands" (sometimes identified as Zhuangzi). Many fictional Yellow Turban figures were created for the novel, including:
- Du Yuan, who is killed by Liao Hua for kidnapping Liu Bei's wives.
- Zhou Cang, Guan Yu's rebel-turned-weapon bearer.
- Gao Sheng, a subordinate to Zhang Bao.
- Cheng Yuanzhi, defeated by Liu Bei's forces in their first engagement.
- Deng Mao, Cheng Yuanzhi's champion.
- Bian Xi, an eventual servant of Cao Cao who tries and fails to kill Guan Yu.
Though not a fictional character, Liao Hua is presented in the novel as having been a Yellow Turban in his earlier days; this is unlikely historically, given his date of death and predicted lifespan.
Read more about this topic: Yellow Turban Rebellion
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