Huaman (Three Kingdoms)

Huaman (花鬘) is a fictional character who originated in "Dragon and Phoenix Headgear" (龍鳳巾; also known as "The Strange Love Beyond the Border"), a theatrical opera retelling Shu Han's conquest of Nanman during the Three Kingdoms period (220–280). She is portrayed as the daughter of Meng Huo, the king of the Southern Barbarians, and Lady Zhurong. She is described to be one of the wives of Guan Suo, a fictional son of Guan Yu.

She is not mentioned in historical records such as Records of the Three Kingdoms or the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms; she exists solely as a fictional character in the opera. Unlike typical noble ladies, her character resembles her mother Zhurong and is depicted as a female warrior skilled in combat with weapons. In Guan Yinping's folklore, she's known as "Hua Zhongxiu" (花中秀) and joins Guan Suo's sister's female army, alongside his other wives.[1]

  1. ^ Shen, Bojun; Tan, Liangxiao (1989). San guo yan yi ci dian (Di 1 ban, di 1 ci yin shua ed.). Cheng du: Ba shu shu she. ISBN 978-7-80523-152-5.