Water Margin (Upper and Lower)

Author: Shi Nai'an
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Illustrated edition of the Four Great Classical Novels. Water Margin tells the story of heroes led by Song Jiang during the late Northern Song Dynasty. Song Jiang was a historically real figure who led a rebellion against the government in the late Northern Song Dynasty and gained significant influence for a period. However, he later surrendered to the imperial court and, alongside other Northern Song forces, suppressed another rebel group led by Fang La. By the Southern Song Dynasty at the latest, various stories about Song Jiang and his companions had already spread in folk opera. By the Yuan Dynasty, the tales of Song Jiang and his companions became even more widespread and elaborate, not only becoming an important part of storytelling but also reaching the stage of traditional Chinese opera. Many related plays can be found in Yuanqu (Yuan Dynasty songs and qu scripts). Now presented to readers in the form of ( is a traditional Chinese comic book style), it is expected to win the love of even more readers.