In china, the older generation usually thinks that tattoos are bad children and underworld, not just because of hong kong movies, but because of more historical reasons. Yet other editions were published since this era to the early qing dynasty, including a 70chapter edition by jin shengtan. The following is a list of characters in water margin, one of the four great classical novels of chinese literature 108 stars. Nicknamed iron fan, he ranks 76th among the 108 stars of destiny and 40th of the 72 earthly fiends. Later he was said to have joined the rebelsheroes of the liang shan rebellion water margin. Lu junyi is a fictional character in water margin, one of the four great classical. The studio bosses used every one of their stars in the cast and they did not penny pinch in the costume department. The previous films dealt with chapters from either the beginning or the middle of the book, but. A man with nine tattoos wreaked havoc at shi village.
Water margin is a novel based on the outlaw song jiang and his 36 companions. Fate grand order assassins a to m characters tv tropes. Of course, yan qing was a fictional character, but he is still known as a founding master of the yan qing school of martial arts, even outside of water margin. Two heroes in the television drama series water margin, yan qing and li kui, stand side by side. Water margin project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The story of the 108 heroes of the suikoden goes back to an old chinese novel about 108 honorable bandits, some kind of robin hood gang. At the beginning of the 19th century it became very popular in japan. It tells the story of the legendary 103 heroes doing acts of valor and chivalry while fighting evil and injustice. Water margin shui hu zhuan, sometimes abbreviated to shui hu, also translated as outlaws of the marsh, tale of the marshes, all men are brothers, men of the marshes, or the marshes of mount liang, is a novel attributed to shi naian. Water margin also translated as outlaws of the marsh, tale of the marshes, all men are. The water margin by shi naian goodreads share book. The actual fight is over in seconds, after days of preparations. When yan qing is away looking for food, soldiers track down lu, who is weak after all.
It is much better than those books about the same subject written after 1949. The water margin outlaws of the marsh ancient china. And in spite of political reunification by kublai khan, founder of the yuan, or mongol, dynasty beginning in 1206 in the north and. I pick out ten couples, married or unmarried, from the book. This novel is called water margin because the bandits use the liangshan mountain on the margin. The book water margin deals with the relationship between men and women. Despite his small build, hes handsome, has outstanding martial skills and excels in performance with musical instruments. The earliest surviving example of the wuxia genre, water margin has been translated many times, and adapted to other media such as film, television and comics. Zhong yi shui hu zhuan the story of water margin, loyalty and righteousness, shi naian.
Considered one of the four great classical novels of chinese literature, the novel is written in vernacular chinese rather than classical chinese. In circular road village he receives three heavenly books chapter 43. Fleeing from the jin juchen tatars, who captured their capital in 1127, the song officials and courtiers retreated southward. A bixi plays a key role in a ghost story, the spirit of the stone tortoise, bixi jing, from yuan meis 17161797 collection what the. When qiong ying was ten years old, local bandit tian hu killed her wealthy parents and stole their property. When he was a young ambitious rebel in 1917, mao zedong debated with his friends the best way to protect china from the threatened invasion by japanese army. At night yan qing meets the emperor by a trick dai zong rescues xiao rang chapter 82 the mount liangshan fortress distributes its wealth. During the campaign against the warlord tian hu, a liangshan general named zhang qing marries beautiful qiong ying.
The earliest extant complete printed edition of water margin is a 100chapter book dating from the late16th century in 1589. I have, however, seen a couple movies and read quite a bit online. Pictures of actor yan kuan as yan qing in the upcoming water margin series were released, showing off the tattoos that the character sports. On the way, yan qing parted ways with him, and even tried to persuade lu to leave as well. There is only one story of romantic love in water margin which occurs in the extended 120 chapter version. Water margin illustration by ming artist all things chinese. All of the shaw brothers films based on the classic chinese novel outlaws of the marsh aka the water margin are among my alltime favorites. Yan qing is a fictional character in water margin, one of the four great classical novels in chinese literature. While the martial arts origin story is itself a fiction, this famed outlaws renown as the founder of a martial art has boosted his importance. The film parodies the story of wu song avenging his brother, and the two men play important roles in affecting how the story unfolds. The opening chapter of the 14thcentury novel water margin involves marshal hong releasing 108 spirits imprisoned under an ancient stelebearing tortoise. The water margin was, and still is, the greatest chinese novel about a peasant uprising.
And the suikoden heroes became one of the favorite subjects of japanese prints. The name of song jiang appeared in the chapter of emperor huizong of song while the activities of. Some important moments in the water margin quiz 10. Bobo gan tingting is a popular chinese actress and rising star in entertainment circle across eastasia.
Lin chong gets wind of his impending departure from yan qing and rushes to. Water margin or outlaws of the marsh traditional chinese. The water margin is a really big production of the shaw bros. Rongyu hall was one of the most reputable publishing houses and book stores during the midming, and the water margin published by this house included 240 illustrations in the style of wood carve print, two for each chapter. Yan qings wrestling adventure is included mostly because the narrator wanted to present the grand style of such events. Shui hu ye zi water margin leaves was a masterpiece of early qing created by. In water margin, ximen qing is killed by wu song for murdering the latters brother, while.
Water margin is vaguely based on the historical outlaw song jiang and his 36 companions. The novel depicts lu junyi as nine chi tall, having eyes that sparkle and. Like chaoyun, my love of water margin sprouted from this game and i have yet to read the book in full. Another edition, with 120 chapters by yang dingjian, has been preserved from the era. The group was active in the huai river region and surrendered to the government in 1121. Shi seiran and rou ensei, have histories vaguely resembling those of chai jin and yan qing, and are nicknamed small whirlwind and king of the staff. The best of the bunch is probably the water margin, but the one that nearly surpasses it is all men are brothers. They are killed by yan qing when they are about to murder lu junyi. For almost a century and a half, china was again divided. Book of northern qi china 172cm 55kg male lawful good shutendouji caster. Song qing is a fictional character in water margin, one of the four great classical novels in chinese literature. Despite his small build, he has a handsome countenance, outstanding martial skills and exceled in performance with musical instruments. Yan qing is one of the ruffians introduced in the laterhalf of the water margin a story that depicted the chivalrous thieves of mt liang, and one of the four great classical novels of chinese literature.
Major portions of it were written as early as the 14th century, and contain a fictional account of real life outlaws from the 12th century song dynasty. In both works of fiction, characters bearing the same stars of the water margin characters as personal emblems of destiny are featured prominently. A hong kong comic series was also drawn by the popular hong kong comic artist, li zhiqing. One of the things that intrigues me are the seemingly recycled characters from rottk.
Inspired from japanese kyudo, its nice to see how well they kept their traditions and discipline. Yan qing became a bandit and with because he made enough changes to justify it or because he didnt want to disgrace his teacher by association, renamed the style yan qing chuan. At double woods crossing yan qing shoots a goose chapter 91. Wang qing is a fictional character and antagonist in water margin, one of the four great classical novels of chinese literature. Yan qing is one of the ruffians introduced in the water margin, one of the four great classical novels of chinese literature. The book, called the new illustrated edition of the suikoden. They include sun li, yang zhi, lin chong, lu zhishen and wu song. Lu junyi is skeptical of the advice and asks yan qing for his opinion. From shandong, yan qing was one of the famous 108 liangshan mountain heroes, described in the book outlaws of the marsh, or water margin. Yan qing is a fictional character in water margin, one of the four great classical novels in.
Outlaws of the marsh, better known to british audiences as the water margin, after the popular japanese series shown on bbc in the 1970s, is one of the four great classical chinese novels, and a masterpiece of folktale in novel form. Chinese literature chinese literature yuan dynasty. It follows song jiangs strategy to gain imperial attention. Song jiangs request, the outlaw yan qing makes his way into the quarters of the. When he found out that his treacherous mistress yan xijiao was. They were recorded in history of the song dynasty of the twentyfour histories. Outlaws of the marsh, or water margin, is a beast of a book, divided into 100 chapters and coming in at over 2,000 pages. Yan qing protested, only to be thrown out of the household.
Chairman mao zedong also criticized water margin because of its antigovernment sentiment. On march 5, li haibin, a chinese official, proposed banning the. The earliest extant complete edition of water margin is a 100chapter printed book dating from the mid16th. The water margin, also known outlaws of the marsh and seven blows of the dragon, is a 1972 hong kong film adapted from the chinese classical novel water margin. Nicknamed langzi meaning the wanderer or the prodigal, he ranks last among the 36 heavenly spirits, the first third of the 108 stars of destiny. Probably the best known adaption is the successful 1973 nippon television series which was broadcast in many countries, effectively introducing this epic work to western popular culture. Water margin china 171cm 63kg male chaotic evil mysterious heroine x alter. He only appears in the longest versions of the stories which include these extra chapters. Dai bufan had a differing view, as he suspected that guo xun wrote water margin, and then used shi naian to conceal his identity as the author of the novel. Premade quizzes on water margin one week quiz a that include 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions for a quick inclass quiz. On the water white streak in the waves gets his revenge the outlaws of the marsh the outlaws of the marsh 4. Gan ting ting became a hot topic among chinese movie fans in 2010 when she played the adulterous pan jinlian in all men are brothers or water margin. Water margin suffered several official bans under the mongol yuan and manchu qing dynasties. In essence, the story of water margin is a novel written out of indignation over.
The novel depicts yan qing as a handsome youth over six chi tall, with a fair complexion, red lips, thick eyebrows, broad shoulders and a narrow. This quiz is about some important moments in the book. By cleverly deploying yan qing who persuades the famous courtesan li shishi to. The water margin is referred to in numerous japanese manga, such as tetsuo hara and buronsons hokuto no ken, and masami kurumadas saint seiya. My fav from water margin is yan qing actually, but i just wanted to draw an oriental archer. Water margin book discussion bandit kings of ancient.
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