page_title: Guan Sheng
section_title: Death
hierarchical_section_title: Guan Sheng / Death
caption_attribution_description: 清明上河図/清明上河图
context_page_description: Guan Sheng is a fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Nicknamed "Great Blade", he ranks fifth among the 36 Heavenly Spirits, the first third of the 108 Stars of Destiny.
context_section_description: Guan Sheng is appointed as one of the Five Tiger Generals of the Liangshan cavalry after the 108 Stars of Destiny came together in what is called the Grand Assembly. He participates in the campaigns against the Liao invaders and rebel forces in Song territory following amnesty from Emperor Huizong for Liangshan. 
  Guan Sheng survives the series of campaigns and is appointed as military commander of Daming. One day, he gets drunk when celebrating a successful military drill and later falls off his horse. He becomes critically ill and dies a few days later.
caption: A stone statue of Guan Sheng at Hengdian World Studios.
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