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  • Artist Info: Gan Ning was a military general of Sun Quan during the end of the Han Dynasty of China. He was born in Linjiang in the Ba Prefecture and took the style name of Xingba. He gained the titles of General Who Oppresses the Enemy with Ferocity and Grand Administrator of Xiling during his military career. <br />
    Gan Ning was rough but forthright and head strong. He was open-minded, valorous and skilled in strategy. His lack of respect for material goods was balanced by his respect for talented men. Gan Ning was extravagant and often covered his travelling quarters in silk only to cut the cloth up when he left. He travelled surrounded by carriages and steeds or when by water, galleys or light ships. He hated wealth. Throughout his younger years, he paid no heed to chivalry and often committed murder, both in public and in secret. <br />
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    During his youth, Gan Ning gathered a gang of fellow idle youths to become pirates. They carried bells as a trademark, causing commoners to either run or hide or invite the party to a feast in order to avoid being looted. He continued the actions of looting, robbing and killing until he was in his early 20s. It was then that Gan Ning began to read literature from various intellectuals. This convinced him to put an end to his life of crime and he sought out Liu Biao's patronage, who rejected him for his background. <br />
    Instead, he went to join Huang Zu, who did not trust him and gave him an unworthy position. In an attack against Huang Zu by Sun Quan at the Battle of Xiakou, Gan Ning killed Ling Cao, saving Huang Zu. Still, Huang Zu did not respect him. <br />
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    Gan Ning Xingba, proves to us that no matter how many times you get knocked down, you get back up, you try again and you step on every person's face that didn't believe in you.
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