Iron Horse Hero -- Shi Nai'an: Shi Nai'an

Author: Wang Yongquan
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Publishing Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Shi Nai'an sat down, closed his eyes, and quietly contemplated. In the book, starting from "Hui Hongtai Misleading the Demons" in the first chapter to the seventieth and eleventh chapters where the seventy-one heroes of Liangshan are arranged into their ranks, water is always present. Without water, how could there be Liangshan Lake? The title of this book should contain the character "water." He then recalled his childhood days studying at Huxu Pass and decided to combine "water" and "Huxu" to form a new title—Water Margin. "Water Margin" is originally a term referring to wilderness by the water's edge, and as a book title, it implies Liangshan Water Margin. The title Water Margin not only reflects Shi Nai'an's experiences but also hints at the book's content, subtle yet thought-provoking.