Wu Song | |
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Water Margin character | |
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First appearance | Chapter 23 |
Nickname | 1. "Pilgrim" 行者 |
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Rank | 14th, Harm Star (天傷星) of the 36 Heavenly Spirits |
Infantry leader of Liangshan | |
Origin | Constable |
Ancestral home / Place of origin | Qinghe County (in present-day Xingtai, Hebei) |
Weapon | Pair of sabres, staff |
Names | |
Simplified Chinese | 武松 |
Traditional Chinese | 武松 |
Pinyin | Wǔ Sōng |
Wade–Giles | Wu Sung |
Other names | Second Brother Wu (武二郎) |
Wu Song (Chinese: 武松; pinyin: Wǔ Sōng), also known as Second Brother Wu (武二郎; Wǔ Èrláng), is a legendary hero recounted since the 13th century; and one of the well-known fictional characters in the Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classic Novels in Chinese literature.
Nicknamed "Pilgrim",[note 1] he ranks 14th among the 36 Heavenly Spirits of the 108 Heroes. In folk tales derived from the novel, Wu Song is a martial arts student of Zhou Tong and specialises in Chuojiao. In the novel he fights well with bang (quarterstaff) or a pair of broadswords.
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