A Study on the 36 Men of Song Jiang: A Critical Examination of the Story of the Yang Family--Reprint of Key Academic Works of the 20th Century

Author: Yu Jiaxi
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Publishing Date: 2005-12-01
Features: "A Study of the Thirty-Six Heroes of Water Margin" traces the story of Song Jiang and the thirty-six others who roamed the Hebei region, as described in the precursor to "Water Margin," "Remnants of the Xuanhe Era," by following the documentary evidence and clarifying the historical prototypes of the main characters in "Water Margin." From multiple perspectives such as text, system, geography, and folklore, the book restores historical authenticity to Song Jiang's uprising. The book records the five-year-and-a-half (1950–1955) anti-bandit campaign during the liberation of Zhaotong, Yunnan, documenting the glorious achievements of the People's Liberation Army of China, who sacrificed their lives and blood for the liberation of Zhaotong.