The Water Margin Code: Deciphering the One Hundred and Eight Generals
by Xi Guangwei
About This Novel
There are 108 heroes in Liangshan, involving a total of 77 surnames. Among them, the surname Li is the most popular, with 7 people, accounting for about 7% of the total number of heroes. This proportion is basically the same as the proportion of Li surnamed in the national population today. Shi Naian is really prescient. Among the 108 heroes in Liangshan, 33 have served as civil servants in governments at all levels in the Song Dynasty (based on the appearance of the characters); 25 gang bosses are kings of the mountain (based on the first appearance of the characters); 10 are from landlords and rich farmers. People; 9 people from private self-employed businesses who opened hotels; 8 people from fishing background; 23 people from other backgrounds... This article re-analyzes the fate of the 108 heroes on Liangshan from the perspective of modern people, allowing readers to appreciate this literary masterpiece from a new perspective.
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Official(7)Scraped 11d ago
A very interesting book, worth reading!
You can also read classics from different perspectives. After all, there is still a certain gap between the views of ancient people and the views of modern people. You should not overly use modern people's thinking to entangle the ancient people's thoughts.
It's very good, but I feel like I haven't finished it yet.
It's very good, but I feel like I haven't finished it yet.
As one of China's four great classics, Water Margin naturally has its essence. Every hero in the book has obvious personal characteristics, and many heroes are worthy of admiration for their heroic spirit.
A thousand readers have a thousand Hamlets, and different people have different understandings of Water Margin. As the saying goes, benevolence sees benevolence and the wise see wisdom.
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Different people have different views on Water Margin and have different preferences for the characters in it. Some people like Song Jiang and some people like Lu Zhishen, but these preferences are all due to the charm of those characters.
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Official(7)Scraped 11d ago
A very interesting book, worth reading!
You can also read classics from different perspectives. After all, there is still a certain gap between the views of ancient people and the views of modern people. You should not overly use modern people's thinking to entangle the ancient people's thoughts.
It's very good, but I feel like I haven't finished it yet.
It's very good, but I feel like I haven't finished it yet.
As one of China's four great classics, Water Margin naturally has its essence. Every hero in the book has obvious personal characteristics, and many heroes are worthy of admiration for their heroic spirit.
A thousand readers have a thousand Hamlets, and different people have different understandings of Water Margin. As the saying goes, benevolence sees benevolence and the wise see wisdom.
. . . . . .
Different people have different views on Water Margin and have different preferences for the characters in it. Some people like Song Jiang and some people like Lu Zhishen, but these preferences are all due to the charm of those characters.
