Chinese [[polearm]]. Essentially a heavy [i]dao[/i] (Chinese saber) on a stick.

Often associated with [[Guan Yu]], the mythological-historical figure depicted in [[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]], from whom it derives its name.

h4. Notable artifacts
* Green Dragon Crescent Blade
** [[Guan Yu]]'s named guan dao. Also called the [i]Seiryuu Engetsutou[/i] in Japanese.

h4. Notable characters
* [[Guan Yu]] ([[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]])
* [[Kan'u Unchou]] ([[Ikkitousen]]) 
** Weapon has as a prominent spear head on the other end that can [i]also[/i] be tagged [[spear]] depending on how it is depicted.
* [[Kan'u (koihime musou)|]] ([[Koihime Musou]])
* [[Seong Mi-na]] ([[Soulcalibur]])

h4. See also
* [[glaive (polearm)|]]
* [[naginata]]
* [[nagamaki]]
* [[swordstaff]]
* [[List of weapons]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Guandao":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guandao]
* "Wikipedia: Green Dragon Crescent Blade":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Dragon_Crescent_Blade]
* "Baidu Baike: 青龙偃月刀":[https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%9D%92%E9%BE%99%E5%81%83%E6%9C%88%E5%88%80/1387]
* "Wikipedia: Guan Yu":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guan_Yu]
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