What is Water Margin?
{{Infobox book | name = Water Margin | title_orig = 水滸傳 | translator = | image =Shuihu.png | caption = An illustration of the novel | author = [[Shi Nai'an]] | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = China | language = Chinese | series = | genre = [[Historical fiction]], [[wuxia]] | publisher = | release_date = | english_release_date = | media_type = | pages = | isbn = | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} '''''Water Margin''''' ({{lang|zh|水浒传}} '''''Shui Hu Zhuan''''') is a [[novel]] that is said to have been written by [[Shi Nai'an]]. It is one of the [[Four Great Classical Novels]] of [[Chinese literature]]. The story is set during the [[Song Dynasty]]. It is about a group of [[outlaw]]s who gather to form an army, and are later sent to fight foreign invaders and suppress rebel forces by the government. The book was written during the 14th century. ==Other websites== {{Commons category-inline|Water Margin}} {{lit-stub}} [[Category:Chinese novels]] [[Category:14th-century books]]