1. Huhu: pictophonetic characters. From the water, Xu Sheng. Original meaning: waterside refers to the flat land on the shore slightly away from the water.
2. Origin of the name of Water Margin: Water Margin is one of the Four Great Classical Novels in the history of ancient Chinese literature. The author of the book is Shi Naian, but the title of the book is Luo Guanzhong.
Shi Naian, the author, was born in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. Because he hated the treacherous officialdom, he only worked for two years, and then he resigned and went back to his hometown in Suzhou, where he was teaching and writing "Biography of Hawkers in the Jianghu". After several years of hard work, The Legend of the Hawker in the Jianghu was finally released. Shi Naian is satisfied with most of the plots in the book, but the title is not good. Luo Guanzhong, who was a student in Shi Naian at that time, suggested changing the title to Water Margin. Hearing this, Shi Naian patted his thigh happily and said, "Good! Ok! This title is great! The meaning of' Water Margin' is the water edge, which has the meaning of being in the wild, and it is consistent with the allusion of' the ancient duke and the father, who came to the DPRK to take a horse, led the west to the water margin, and as for the ambiguity' in the Book of Songs. Wonderful! " So the title of the book was officially determined as "Water Margin". (Source: China Social Science Network)
2. Expanding knowledge:
1. Introduction to the work:
The Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels in China, describes the story of 18 heroes led by Song Jiang in Liangshan Uprising at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty and their acceptance of the peace and their marching around after gathering righteousness. The Water Margin is also one of the most epic works in Chinese literature. It is one of the earliest Zhanghui novels written in vernacular Chinese in the history of China. There are many versions, which are widely circulated and well-known, and have a far-reaching influence on narrative literature in China and even East Asia. The Water Margin is a novel with the theme of describing the ancient peasant uprising. It vividly depicts the whole process of peasant uprising from its occurrence, development to its failure, profoundly reveals the social roots of the uprising, enthusiastically praises the resistance struggle of the uprising heroes and their social ideals, and specifically reveals the internal historical reasons for the failure of the uprising.
2. Brief introduction of Shi Naian: Shi Naian was originally from Suzhou (1296-137) and was born in Xinghua. He was the son of a boat man. He entered a private school at the age of thirteen, was a scholar at the age of nineteen, was promoted at the age of twenty-nine and was a scholar at the age of thirty-five. Between the ages of 35 and 4, he was an official in Qiantang for two years, and then he was out of line with the current situation and returned to Suzhou. At the age of 6 in the sixteenth year of Zhengzheng (1356), Zhang Shicheng was recruited according to the Soviet Union. He was friendly with Bian Yuanheng, the Ministry of Zhang Shicheng, and later moved to Jiangyin to teach in Zhutang Town. At the age of 71 or 72, he moved to Xinghua and moved to Baijuchang and Shijiaqiao. Zhu Yuanzhang repeatedly refused to levy; Finally, he lived in Huai 'an and died at the age of 74. Co-authored Water Margin with Luo Guanzhong, one of Four Great Classical Novels.
3. Luo Guanzhong: Luo Guanzhong (about 133-14), a famous book with the word "Hu Hai San Ren", was a novelist in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty and the author of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. A native of Taiyuan Prefecture in Bingzhou, Shanxi Province, his main works are novels: Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Biography of Sui and Tang Dynasties, History of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, and Biography of Three Sui Demons. Among them, The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms (also known as The Romance of the Three Kingdoms) is Luo Guanzhong's masterpiece, and this novel has a far-reaching influence on later literary creation. In addition to novel creation, there is still a drama "Zhao Taizu's Dragon and Tiger Meeting".