The Water Margin (1998 TV series)

*The Water Margin*
The Water Margin
	Japanese DVD cover art
Also known as	Outlaws of the Marsh
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	水滸傳
Simplified Chinese	水浒传
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Shuǐ Hǔ Zhuàn
Genre	Costume drama, martial arts
Based on	Water Margin; by Shi Nai'an
Screenplay by	Yang Zhengguang; Ran Ping; Ren Dahui; Mi Jiecheng
Directed by	Zhang Shaolin; Lu Tao; Pan Yinlai; Kang Honglei; Guo Daqun; Xing Zhaojun; Li Li; Guo Jin; Luo Shunming
Starring	Li Xuejian; Zang Jinsheng; Zhou Yemang; Ding Haifeng; Zhao Xiaorui
Ending theme	1. Haohan Ge (好汉歌) performed by Liu Huan; 2. Tianshi Dili Renhe (天时地利人和) performed by Peng Liyuan
Composer	Zhao Jiping
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	43
Production
Executive producers	Yang Weiguang; Yu Guanghua; Chen Hanyuan; Liu Yiqin; Jia Wenzeng; Hu En; Zou Qingfang
Producers	Ren Dahui; Zhang Jizhong; Meng Fanyao; Wang Rui; Que Xin; Dou Yanrong; Ma Jian; Wang Hao; Zhao Baoming; Sun Xinyuan
Production location	China
Cinematography	Zhang Shaolin; Yu Min; Zhao Xingang; Zhang Zhendong; Zhu Qiang; Gu Fuqun; Zhao Xinchang; Xie Jinfeng; Lang Yanhong; Li Congjun
Editors	Hong Mei; Chen Xi; Zhang Jing
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production company	CCTV
Original release
Network	CCTV
Release	January 1998 –; 1998

The Water Margin is a 1998 Chinese television series adapted from Shi Nai'an's classical 14th-century novel of the same title. It was produced by CCTV with Zhang Jizhong as producer. It was first broadcast in China in January 1998. The series also featured action choreography by Yuen Woo-ping.

Liu Huan sang the ending theme song for the first 30 episodes while Peng Liyuan (a former singer who is now the First Lady of China) sang the one for the last 13 episodes.

List of episodes

#	Rough translation of title (in English)	Original title (in Chinese)
1	Gao Qiu's rise to prominence	高俅发迹
2	Beating up the Lord of the West	拳打镇关西
3	Creating a disturbance on Mount Wutai	大闹五台山
4	Uprooting a willow tree	倒拔垂杨柳
5	White Tiger Hall	白虎节堂
6	Wild Boars Forest	野猪林
7	Snow and wind at the Temple of the Mountain Deity	风雪山神庙
8	Lin Chong becomes an outlaw	林冲落草
9	Yang Zhi sells a saber	杨志卖刀
10	Gathering of the Seven Stars	七星聚义
11	Robbing the convoy of birthday gifts	智取生辰纲
12	Secretly releasing Heavenly King Chao	私放晁天王
13	Killing Wang Lun	火并王伦
14	Song Jiang kills Yan Poxi	宋江杀惜
15	Jingyang Ridge	景阳冈
16	The brothers are reunited	兄弟重逢
17	Granny Wang stirs up romantic feelings	王婆弄风情
18	Wu Dalang catches the adulterous pair	武大郎捉奸
19	Lion Tower	狮子楼
20	Beating up Jiang the Door God in a drunken state	醉打蒋门神
21	Bloodbath at Mandarin Ducks Tower	血溅鸳鸯楼
22	Qingfeng Fort	清风寨
23	Exiled to Jiangzhou	发配江洲
24	Writing a seditious poem at Xunyang Tower	浔阳楼题反诗
25	Creating a disturbance in Jiangzhou	闹江州
26	Li Kui carries his mother	李逵背母
27	Zhu Family Village (part one)	祝家庄(上)
28	Zhu Family Village (part two)	祝家庄(下)
29	Breaking the chain-linked cavalry formation	大破连环马
30	Zeng Family Fortress	曾头市
31	Lu Junyi joins Liangshan	卢俊义上山
32	The Grand Assembly	英雄排座次
33	Creating a disturbance in Dongjing during the Yuanxiao Festival	元夜闹东京
34	Yan Qing fights in a leitai match	燕青打擂
35	Li Kui becomes a magistrate	李逵坐堂
36	Stealing wine and tearing the imperial order	偷酒扯诏
37	Defeating Grand Marshal Gao	大败高太尉
38	Amnesty	招安
39	Blood spill at Chenqiao Courier Station	血洒陈桥驿
40	Campaign against Fang La	征方腊
41	Soul departs at Yongjin Gate	魂系涌金门
42	Black Dragon Ridge is tainted with blood	血染乌龙岭
43	Song Jiang's death	宋江之死

Cast

Note: Some cast members played multiple roles. Their roles are separated by a slash.

Liangshan heroes

Zhang Zhizhong [zh] as Chao Gai
Li Xuejian as Song Jiang
Wang Weiguo [zh] as Lu Junyi
Ning Xiaozhi as Wu Yong
Wang Yonggui as Gongsun Sheng
Li Zhenqi as Guan Sheng
Zhou Yemang [zh] as Lin Chong
Wang Wensheng as Qin Ming
Jia Shitou as Huyan Zhuo
Xiu Qing as Hua Rong
Zheng Qiang [zh] as Chai Jin
Yang Zengguang as Zhu Tong
Zang Jinsheng as Lu Zhishen
Ding Haifeng as Wu Song
Zhai Naishe [zh] as Yang Zhi
Zhang Hao as Suo Chao
Wang Jiming as Dai Zong
Tai Zuhui as Liu Tang
Zhao Xiaorui [zh] as Li Kui
Guo Jun as Shi Jin / Shi Wengong
Guo Baisong as Lei Heng
Yang Baoguang as Li Jun
Liu Weihua as Ruan Xiaoer
Lan Gongying as Zhang Heng
Zhang Hengping as Ruan Xiaowu
Zhang Yakun as Zhang Shun
Li Dongguo as Ruan Xiaoqi
Chen Zhihui as Yang Xiong / Wang Jin
Yang Fan [zh] as Shi Xiu
Kong Qingyuan as Xie Zhen
Han Fuli as Xie Bao
Wang Guanghui [zh] as Yan Qing
You Liping as Zhu Wu
Qi Jingbin as Sun Li
Zhen Liqiang as Han Tao
Wang Chunhui as Peng Qi
Li Wencheng as Pei Xuan
Yang Lin as Yan Shun
Xing Feng as An Daoquan
Xu Jingyi as Wang Ying
Zheng Shuang as Hu Sanniang
Zhu Xiaochun as Tong Wei / Li Da
Wang Zhongwei as Tong Meng
Liu Liwei [zh] as Zheng Tianshou
Li Baojun as Song Qing
Zhao Chunming as Cao Zheng
Hu Longyin as Song Wan
Qian Weidong as Du Qian
Chang Yuping as Shi En
Zhang Lianzhong as Zhu Gui
Cheng Sihan as Zhu Fu
Xing Guozhou as Cai Fu / Xue Ba
Chen Changlong as Cai Qing
Wei Feng as Jiao Ting
Zhang Weiguo as Sun Xin
Zhang Xiuyan as Gu Dasao
Zhang Xin as Zhang Qing
Liang Li as Sun Erniang
Sun Yueming as Bai Sheng
Meng Gengcheng as Shi Qian

Others

Zeng Hongsheng as Emperor Huizong
Tang Guoqiang as Su Shi
He Qing [zh] as Li Shishi
Wei Zongwan as Gao Qiu
- Xiu Ge as young Gao Qiu
Hong Jiantao [zh] as Gao Yanei
Ma Xin as Gao Lian
Lin Liankun [zh] as Cai Jing
Quan Jiefang as Cai Jiu
Li Xiaoding as Liu Menglong
Lei Kesheng [zh] as Tong Guan
Hu Qingshi [zh] as Liang Shijie
Zou Jianzhong as Huang Wenbing
Wu Liping as "Yuhou" Li
Cui Dai as Fang La
Dong Chuanqiang as Fang Mao
Xu Jian as Fang Tianding
Wu Song as Pang Wanchun
Bai Junjie as Luan Tingyu, Zhu Hu
Jin Guangsheng as Zhu Long
Li Yusheng as Zhu Biao
Xie Jiaqi as Zeng Tu / Zeng Suo
Liu Qiang as Zeng Shen
Li Shulong as Zeng Sheng
Guo Jie as Zeng Nong
Chen Lizhong as Wang Jin's mother
Yu Yuexian [zh] as Jin Cuilian
Yang Zhaoquan as Jin Cuilian's father / old depot keeper
Li Lanfa as Butcher Zheng
Zhang Hongying as Squire Zhao
Gu Jinshui as Zhizhen
Xu Fulai as Abbot
Zhao Yunsheng as Zhiqing / Zhao Silang / Squire Cao
Xu Chao as Abbot
Sun Mingyue as Zhang San
Wang Quanyou as Lu Qian
Wang Jinghua [zh] as Lin Chong's wife
Yang Dong as Jin'er
Liu Wei as Fu'an
Zhang Guiyi as Instructor Zhang
Song Chunlin as Kaifeng magistrate
Xu Ming as Sun Ding
Li Yan as Dong Chao
Chen Jimin as Instructor Hong
Zhao Yanmin as Wang Lun
Li Qi as Niu Er
Hao Liping as Liang Shijie's wife
Huang Zongluo [zh] as Yuncheng magistrate
Yang Meng as He Tao
Kang Honglei [zh] as He Qing
Yuan Yuhua as Yan Po
Mu Qing as Yan Poxi
Chuo Eryong as Zhang Wenyuan
Ren Dahui as Song Jiang's father
Song Wenhua as Wu Dalang
Brenda Wang as Pan Jinlian
Li Qiang [zh] as Ximen Qing
Li Mingqi as Granny Wang
Guo Chunhua as Yanggu magistrate
Wang Su as Yao Erlang
Xu Yuting as He Jiu
Deli Ge'er as Jiang the Door God
Liu Hongmei as Jiang's wife
Wang Wenyou as Inspector Zhang
Jiang Jingyu as Zhang's wife
Liu Yanfeng as Yulan
Li Lianyi [zh] as Liu Gao
Cui Honghong as Liu Gao's wife
Lei Dan as Li Gui
Wu Yujin as Li Gui's wife
Song Xiuchun as Li Kui's mother
Niu Li as Pan Qiaoyun
Liu Xiaoxi as Pei Ruhai
Zhang Fen as Xu Ning's wife
Li Zhiyi as Su Yuanjing
Bi Yuanjin as Li Gu
Wang Qinzhen as Lu Junyi's wife
Zhang Chunyan as Pang Qiuxia
Ni Zengzhao as Ren Yuan
Zheng Danian as Chen Zongshan
Zhu Lei as Zhang Ganban
Wang Xingchi as He Cheng
Zhang Hongjie as Zhang Shuye
Pan Yinlai as Hu Cheng
Zhang Jizhong as Cui Jing

Music

The music for the series was composed by Zhao Jiping.

#	Track title	Credits	Notes
1	好汉歌 pinyin: Hǎohàn Gē (translation: Heroes' Song)	Performed by Liu Huan	One of the ending theme songs
2	天时地利人和 pinyin: Tiānshí Dìlì Rénhé (translation: Heaven, Earth and Man)	Performed by Peng Liyuan	One of the ending theme songs
3	王进打高俅 pinyin: Wáng Jìn Dǎ Gāo Qíu (translation: Wang Jin Beats Gao Qiu)		Played during fight scenes
4	林冲夜奔 pinyin: Lín Chōng Yèbēn (translation: Lin Chong's Night Journey)		Played during the last part of episode 7 and some death scenes
5	鹊桥曲 pinyin: Quèqiáo Qǔ (translation: Song of the Magpie Bridge)	Performed by Chen Junhua	Sung by Li Shishi in episode 38
6	殊死一战 pinyin: Shùsǐ Yì Zhàn (translation: Battle of Life and Death)		Played during duel / battle scenes
7	暮鼓晨钟 pinyin: Mùgǔ Chénzhōng (translation: Evening Drums, Morning Bells)		Played during solemn / monastery scenes
8	水浒风云 pinyin: Shuǐhǔ Fēngyún (translation: The Water Margin)		Played during the scene in episode 8 when Lin Chong enters Liangshan Marsh
9	兄弟情谊 pinyin: Xīongdì Qíngyì (translation: Brotherhood)		Played during light-hearted moments between the Liangshan heroes
10	宫廷舞影 pinyin: Gōngtíng Wúyǐng (translation: Palace Dance)		Played during palace scenes
11	梁山好汉 pinyin: Liángshān Hǎohàn (translation: Heroes of Mount Liang)		Played during celebration scenes
12	江州酒楼 pinyin: Jiāngzhōu Jǐulóu (translation: Restaurant in Jiangzhou)	Performed by Yang Yaping	Played during episode 23 at the restaurant scene
13	满江红 pinyin: Mǎn Jiāng Hóng (translation: The River Is Red)	Performed by Dai Jianmin	Sung by Zhu Wu in episode 33
14	公道在人间 pinyin: Gōngdào Zài Rénjiān (translation: Justice Exists in the World)	Performed by Liu Huan	Played during the victory scene in episode 37

External links

The Water Margin at IMDb
(in Chinese) The Water Margin on Sina.com