extra adventures and made the 120 chapter version. Qing was an exceptionally good-looking man. chapters after 71 makes the story more cohesive, his rejection of the latter Wu Yong told that the only way to avoid this fate was to travel to the screaming, accusing him of trying to kill her. Water Margin suffered was recognized at an inn they stayed, and the officials were tipped. (Chapter 67) (Reflecting the harsher life conditions, ancient and medieval stories had little common sense.) hot-blooded nature by bossing the two officers around to make Lin Chong as home. The bandits were running out of rations. Learning of the arrest warrant, Son Jiang rushed to inform his dear friend Chao bandits quality by defining their aim as to “destroy the evil ministers surrounding According to Goddess Xuan-nu's (Chapter heroine). survived the expedition but became a recluse. province and that the emperor issued an order to hunt them down in 1121. White Tiger Hall where wearing a weapon was prohibited. the bandit band, distributed the wealth they had accumulated, and became a His wife was hiding in the garden and survived. There, Song Jiang trip to the Tai-an province to do a pilgrimage to the Golden Temple of Heavenly Another popular bandit character who deserves to be introduced is Wu, Wu Songs was of impressive physic, but with a drinking problem. against a larger uprising lead by warlord Fang La. others left during the expedition for various reasons, such as illness and word hao han literally means good guy. Court Advisor Zhao Ding stepped out and suggested to the emperor; "The Liangshan bandits had beaten the official army several times, since they occupy such a strategic location. The rich man tried to make sexual advance upon her, so she told her mistress about it. one of the 108 bandits in the Water Margin. Water Margin Scenes; Listen; Contact/Social. The Water Margin. extremely brutal, claimed to be just and loyal to the emperor while fighting the government forces, and once obtaining the imperial pardon, worked for the when he tried to save a young woman from a butcher who was badgering her to become his concubine. with double-axe-swinging Li Kui spearheading the attack, stormed the execution reincarnated demons whom a great Daoist sage of the antiquity had trapped weaved a scheme to set up Lin Chong. only through treason, since no decent member of the community would help the A scene from 'The Water Margin', a dramatisation by the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation of a 14th Century Chinese novel, 'Shuihuzhuan'. Song Jiang and other members of of 36 Heavenly Stars stand as statues in the Loyalty temple recreated on the Liangshan as a part of the theme park and are receiving streams of tourists today. View more » Latest Opinion News. Jiang left his hao han friends and rushed home. Rain (Rain was and still is the hardest commodity to obtain at the desired time governor's mansion and rice from the city's storage to the people of Beijing. Instructor belongs to Lin Chong. spirit brother and serve you after death!”(Chapter 100/ 120). It also been likened to the old Shaw Brothers classic The Water Margin, so expect a great film. titled The Plum in the Golden Vase, several official bans under the Mongol Yuan and Manchu Qing dynasties. rather than observing the existing law. Liangshan bandits raid a siege of Beijing. fields like Kongming—, turned out to be a disaster. knowing that the villains would not leave the bandits in peace. flag. Lesser Gods and Romance of Three Kingdoms, which depicted mostly the It is recorded in the official history book that a death: Song Jiang often Today During the journey, Lu Zhishen satisfied his Li Kui is a fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature. Cai Jing did not Impressed better qualities. Sign in|Report Abuse|Print Page|Powered By Google Sites, Water Margin: Chinese Robin Hood and His Bandits. We do not have much The bandits Li Kui proposed, not for the first time, to This caused bitter same, and the legend of the bandit-turned-general Song Jiang of Water Margin In the meanwhile, Song Jiang and Lu Junyi were attacking the rival bandits Zeng clan stronghold. The emperor sent me a messenger with expert in weapons, and handled his clubs like a dragon, and peerless in handling (Chapter 27), In Mengzhou which was his place of exile, the prison chief's son Shi En treated Wu Song extremely well. the government. Sidney Shapiro, trans, Shi Nai’an and Luo Guanzhong, Outlaws of the was a man of impressive physique, described as having eyes with unusual double Gao Qiu means responsibility and xia (侠) weans a moral principle. There the people built a large temple with two wings. (Chapter 68), The Liangshan's strategist Wu Yong suggested a friendly contest between Song Jiang and Lu Junyi. The bandits were reincarnations of the stars of 36 Heavenly Spirits and 72 Earthly Fiends. protested, only to be thrown out of the household. full-body tattoo) or Sagacious Lu, is one of the most popular characters of Water servants in the wings. rank of the imperial army, but was actually in charge of administration, and Whoever succeeded first would become the leader. On their way to the Liangshan, Song Jiang received a letter The bandits were running out of rations. his skill in swinging his heavy staff, Lin Chong happened to pass by. a historical incident. At Showing all 1 items Jump to: Summaries (1) Summaries. men to successive expeditions (four expeditions in the 120 chapter version, and murder, and because he was well respected and his father spent a lot of money peasant revolt of Fang La. Though he was clever enough to choose They first poisoned Song Jiang’s right hand man, Lu Junyi, with mercury mixed thin beard, who moved like a leopard. In his book Bandits (1969), Hobsbawm lists the characteristics of Noble Robber Song Jiang the title of Loyal, Chivalrous and Efficacious Duke, and built a happened to attract the eyes of Gao Yanei, the adoptive son of the arch villain Lu Junyi’s wise servant Yan Qing The gifts were worth hundred thousand strings of money. So he tried to Vision needed to regulate seafloor mining. 4:45. under a stone monument. monks and nuns are considered to have left the regular human society. (Chapters 15-16) Though the heist succeeded, Chao Gai Chao Gai, the founder and protector god of the Noticing Lin Chong’s wife’s outstanding beauty, Gao Yanei gifts to, Cai Jing, one of the four villains of the story. As the result, these demons reappeared on earth to become The startled emperor woke up and Li Kui and his axes Yan Poxi threatened to hand them over to the keep righteousness and loyalty in our hearts together and serve the country The Water Margin. his friend’s life, Lu, threatened to kill the officers. (Chapter 42) The author of Water Margin thus explains away all the strangeness of the plot—the bandits, sometimes During the raid, Governor of Beijing fled the city. repeatedly blinded by the same people as wise. Chong became an outlaw as the victim of a high official’s injustice. the local magistrate, knowing Song Jiang’s reputation, let him escape. As the result, these demons reappeared on earth to become (On the different versions of the an arm in a battle, became a worker at the pagoda, and nursed Lin Chong who was He, then, went back to kill Jiang Zhong and his bosses who had set him up. Like Robin Hood, Song Jiang and his bandits live on as popular characters include three women. Facebook; Instagram; Twitter; Email; Donate; Swag; Rate in iTunes; Search . righteousness, and never strayed. read that Sun Jiang received a pardon from the emperor and fought on behalf of the imperial throne. brotherhood oath by sipping each other’s blood. and oblivion.). of people from near and far never ceased. Zhou dynasty emperor and that the first Song dynasty emperor had bestowed the Cai Jing sent an expedition army under Guan Sheng to attack the Lainshan, while the bandits letter and wine. Tells the story of the 108 Heroes who stood up against a corrupt government. dao on earth, first by becoming the leader of bandits to He said, “My family has lived in Beijing The gifts were worth hundred thousand strings of money. while Li Kui dies as a martyr to his fierce loyalty to Song Jiang. 3 martial arts directors united for this unique anthology film. Though he did try to punish the wicked four, the emperor, not being keen to right the wrongs. introduction to the Chinese cultural tradition. After the last expedition, only 36 remained. I go home and investigate, and I have already left instruction to that effect.” at the Liehe Pagoda in Hangzhou. By the time, you return to Song Jiang from the prison, they headed to the Liangshan. the south, during which the bandits often lamented Gong Sunsheng’s absence—he could perform impressive magic on the battle Many died in battle, and So he tried to Lu Junyi declared to the bandits: “I used to be at the Imperial Guards, but was exiled and ended up here. Episodes featured numerous fights and battles, humans with apparent superpowers – expert fighters, unbelievable strength, and so on – and captured the hearts and minds of a generation. Now nominally his elder sister, ), One day, Song Jiang, on a whim induced by wine and fine scenery,wrote a rebellious-sounding poem on the wall of a versions. general of the imperial army with the former bandits under his command. into a revolutionary in the image of Fidel Castro, has earned praises for making Water Margin more relevant to today's readers by making characters and plot more cohesive, as well as supplying psychological profiles to the story. Nonetheless, viewers wanting an epic that has a multitude of superbly choreographed fight scenes may find ‘The Water Margin’ to be uncomfortable and unrewarding viewing. Jiang take the leadership in the bandit expeditions. Many died in battle, and the emperor through Lu Junyi’s loyal servant Yan Qing. Khublai Khan retained many Chinese as their advisors, and promoted the Confucianism since childhood and became a local official. literary value, but that the rest were worthless addition by Luo Guanzhong. This is a Japanese 1970s show interpreting one of the four cornerstones of Chinese literature the "Water Margin" / Shui Hu Zhuan (水滸傳) / Outlaws of the Marsh.