Gao Changgong (original) (raw)

Gao Changgong (541–573) (Chinese: 高長恭; pinyin: Gāo Chánggōng), formal name was Gao Su (Chinese: 高肅; pinyin: Gāo Sù) or Gao Xiaoguan (高孝瓘), was a high-ranking general of the Northern Qi dynasty given a fiefdom in Lanling County, southern Shandong, so he was also known as the Prince of Lanling (蘭陵王). Gao Changgong was the grandson of Gao Huan and the fourth son of Gao Cheng. According to the Book of Northern Qi and the , Gao Changgong had a beautiful face and feminine physical appearance thus he always wore a terrible mask when he fought in battles.