Which dynasty did the Water Margin belong to?

Northern Song Dynasty. Outlaws of the Marsh is the first vernacular novel in ancient China. The book describes the story of 108 heroes led by Song Jiang in Liangshan Uprising at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, who accepted the favor after gathering righteousness and went to war everywhere.

They are highly skilled, brave and resourceful, generous in aiding needy people, and punish evil and eliminate rape under the banner of doing justice for heaven. Because Song Jiang wanted to take refuge in the imperial court and fight against Liao, Song Jiang and others regarded their brothers as their lives, but many brothers were sacrificed in the battle against Liao, and the emperor listened to the treacherous court official. Finally, Song Jiang and others turned from prosperity to decline.

"Water Margin" vividly depicts the whole process of peasant uprising from its occurrence, development to failure, profoundly reveals the social roots of the uprising, enthusiastically praises the resistance struggle of the uprising heroes and their social ideals, and specifically reveals the internal historical reasons for the failure of the uprising. It reflects the corruption in the Song Dynasty and the dark and chaotic society. Song Zong Wei replaced outstanding talents with corrupt officials such as Gao Qiu and Tong Guan. Satire feudal society.

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"Water Margin", also known as Loyalty Water Margin, was written by Shi Naian, a native of Xinghua, Jiangsu, in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. It is one of China's four classical novels. The word Water Margin first appeared in The Book of Songs, written by Shi Naian and edited by Luo Guanzhong. The original sentence is "Gu Fu, come to the DPRK to get horses, lead the west to the water margin, and as for the fork in the road". The short four sentences and sixteen characters explain the rise of a tribe, and use it to sing a story of transformation and development.

Outlaws of the Marsh is also one of the most epic works in China literature, with numerous versions and wide circulation. In other existing editions, tian hu and Wang Qing are not among the Baihui editions with earlier origins, and the Zhang Tianhu and Wang Qing parts in the simplified edition (simple and complicated text) system are different from the Complete Biography of the Water Margin (it is generally believed that the whole biography is based on the simplified edition). The book is based on chapter 120. The first 70 stories are about heroes going to Liangshan, and the last 50 stories are mainly about Song Jiang and his gang being wooed by the court and victimized by treacherous court officials.

Reference materials? Baidu Encyclopedia-Four Classic Novels: Water Margin