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The origin of the title of Water Margin;

The Water Margin is one of the four classic novels in the history of China ancient literature. The author of this book is Shi Naian, but its title is Luo Guanzhong. Author Shi Naian was born in Yuan Dynasty. Because he hated the intrigue of officialdom, he only worked for two years and then resigned and returned to his hometown. While teaching, I wrote "Biography of Jianghu Vendors". The book was finally published, and Shi Naian was satisfied with the plot, except for the bad title. Luo Guanzhong, a student at that time, suggested the title of Water Margin, because it was based on the peasant uprising in Zhang Shicheng, Taizhou, and Zhang Shicheng raised righteousness in the Arctic Temple, only 15 miles away from Bai Juyi. Therefore, the original name of Water Margin is "Biography of Jianghu Vendors", which is too explicit and better than "Water Margin". Hearing this, Shi Naian said happily again and again, "Good, good! This title is great! Water Margin', meaning the edge of the water, means' in the wild', which is in line with the allusion in the Book of Songs that' the old duke Tan Fu came to the DPRK to lead the horse and led the west to the water margin, but as for ambiguity'. Wonderful! " Thus, The Legend of the Jianghu Vendors was officially renamed The Water Margin.