Water Margin

Author: (Ming) Shi Nai'an
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: Water Margin is a great novel written by the author Shi Nai'an based on historical records of the large-scale peasant uprising in the Northern Song Dynasty and folk legends. The novel distinctly portrays the actions of the masses resisting oppression, summarizing the struggles of people from different social strata from awakening to rebellion. Water Margin creates a multitude of vivid and lifelike characters. The language of Water Margin is concise, refined, rich, and vivid, often capturing a distinct character with just a few words. The story of Water Margin is captivating. The numerous stories, both large and small, are relatively independent yet organically connected, thereby enhancing the appeal of the narrative.