Water Margin
Water Margin (水浒传 Shui Hu Zhuan) is a novel that is said to have been written by Shi Nai'an. It is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. The story is set during the Song Dynasty. It is about a group of outlaws who gather to form an army, and are later sent to fight foreign invaders and suppress rebel forces by the government.
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| Author | Shi Nai'an |
|---|---|
| Original title | 水滸傳 |
| Country | China |
| Language | Chinese |
The book was written during the 14th century.
Water Margin Media
A flag that says "Enforcing the Way in Heaven's Name" (Chinese: 替天行道; pinyin: Tì Tiān Xíng Dào) on Mount Liang in Liangshan County.
Lu Zhishen uproots a tree (Summer Palace mural)
Wu Song slaying a tiger (Summer Palace mural)
Yang Lin, a hero from the novel, from Utagawa Kuniyoshi's series of woodblock prints illustrating the 108 Suikoden.
A critical commentary on the novel by Jin Shengtan (1608-1661)
Illustration of a game of cuju from Water Margin, from a 15th-century woodcut edition.
Pages of an illustrated woodblock version of Water Margin by Hokusai, 1805–38, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Illustrations in a 1610 edition of the novel depicting Wang Qing crossing the river, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pages from volume six of the novel in an edition collected by the Tianjin Library
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