Shuihuzhuan, one of the four famous works in China, is a long chapter novel with the Songjiang Uprising in the late Northern Song Dynasty as the main background and type of heroic legend. The author is Shi Naian.
The whole book describes the great story of Liangshan hero's resistance to oppression, Shuipo Liangshan's growth and surrender to the court, and the political forces of Tianhu,.
Wang Qing and Fangla who resisted the Song government after surrender to the court, and finally went to tragic failure.
It artistically reflects the whole process of the Songjiang Uprising from its occurrence, development to its failure in Chinese history.
profoundly reveals the social root of the uprising, enthusiastically eulogizes the rebellious struggle of the heroes of the uprising and their social ideals, and concretely reveals the internal historical reasons for the failure of the uprising.
