Also known as: Water Margin, Legend of Loyalty and Righteousness, Water Margin.
Authors: Most of the authors are Shi Naian, and some are co-authors of Luo Guanzhong, Shi Naian and Luo Guanzhong.
Publication time: In the middle and late Ming Dynasty at the latest, there are many versions, among which 19 copies of Wanli in Ming Dynasty, Rongyu Tangben and Shuangfeng Tangben are more representative.
Writing time: According to the available information, it will be in the middle of Ming Dynasty at the latest.
Style: Zhang Hui's novels
Literary Status: One of China's Classical Four Great Classical Novels.
Huizhang: There are mainly 70 chapters, 100 chapters and 120 chapters.
World influence: there are dozens of translations in major languages.
Water margin, also known as water margin loyalty, is generally referred to as water margin. It is generally believed that its author is Shi Naian, and its creation time remains to be verified. It is generally believed that it was written in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, and at the latest in the late Ming Dynasty. It is the first novel written in vernacular in the history of China, and it is the first novel in vernacular. It is one of China's four classical novels and one of the most epic works in China literature. There are many versions, which are widely circulated and widely known. The study of Water Margin and related cultures is called Water Margin, or Shuixue for short.