Wu Song

Wu Song
Water Margin character
An illustration of Wu Song at the Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing.
First appearance	Chapter 23
Nickname	1. "Pilgrim" 行者
Also known as	"Tiger-fighting Hero" 打虎英雄 Chief Wu 武都頭 Grandmaster Qingzhong 清忠祖師
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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