The Water Margin is probably the best of these old books. In the Qing dynasty there appeared numerous novels about knights errant doing heroic deeds and engaging victoriously in combat. These included The Three Heroes and Five Gallants, The Five He roes and Seven Gallants, The Shi Cases, and The Heroic Sons and Daughters.
《水滸傳》可以說是古代寫實武俠小說的集大成者，清代出現大量江湖俠客仗義行俠、爭強鬥勝的武俠小說，如《三俠五義》、《七俠五義》、《施公案》、《兒女英雄傳》等。