Literary image of Hua Rong
Literary image of Hua Rong · 19 世纪A later literary image, not a contemporary documentary portraitWikimedia Commons contributorsSource·Public domain

CIVILIZATION DOSSIER

Hua Rong花荣

LiangshanFiction

Garrison commander of Qingfeng Stockade, invited Song Jiang to stay.

DIRECT FIGURES
21
RELATION RECORDS
29
SOURCE WORKS
1

RELATIONSHIP COMPASS

Hua Rong, and the people around them.

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01
KINSHIP

Kinship

Blood, marriage and sworn bonds

2 figures · 3 records
02
ALLEGIANCE

Allegiance

Rulers, appointments and allegiance

3 figures · 3 records
03
CONFLICT

Conflict

Battles, captures and defeat

19 figures · 20 records
14 more in the complete record
04
THE UNSEEN

Mythic acts

Transformation, aid and divine punishment

2 figures · 3 records
  • Song JiangHua Rongdream message

    Read the original source
    梦见宋公明哥哥和李逵前来

    Water Margin, ch. 120

  • Hua RongWu Yongbe praised

    Read the original source
    吴学究称赞道:“休言将军比‘小李广’,便是养由基也不及神手,真乃是山寨有幸!”

    Water Margin, ch. 35

12 key relationships are shown here. The complete record remains below.

History vs. fiction

The fictional divine archery of Xiao Li Guang

  • Hua Rong's name appears in the 'Da Song Xuanhe Yishi' (Records of the Xuanhe Era of the Great Song Dynasty), proving that he existed in the early stages of the Water Margin story's transmission. However, in orthodox historical texts such as the 'Song Shi' (History of the Song Dynasty), not only is there no record of Hua Rong serving at Qingfeng Stockade or using his divine archery skills to rescue the Liangshan army from danger multiple times, but there is also no mention of his tragic act of following the imperial army to suppress Fang La and ultimately hanging himself at Song Jiang's grave out of brotherly loyalty. The novelist greatly enriched the glorious image of Hua Rong as a handsome divine archer, making him the ultimate embodiment of loyalty and righteousness in 'Water Margin', but this is not historical fact. The original text reads: "两个大哭一场,双双悬于树上,自缢而死。"(《水浒传·第120回》)

Relationship network

22 figures · 88 links
Hua RongHua RongSong JiangSong JiangWu YongWu YongLu JunyiLu JunyiQin MingQin MingChao GaiChao GaiHuyan ZhuoHuyan ZhuoHuang XinHuang XinPeng QiPeng QiGong WangGong WangBian XiangBian XiangHe TongjunWen DaLuo JianShan ShiqiDeng YuanjueZeng TuLiu GaoFang QiongChao ZhongZhang XiangQiongyao Nayan
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Sources: Water Margin, ch. 32; Water Margin, ch. 33; Water Margin, ch. 34; Water Margin, ch. 35; Water Margin, ch. 36; Water Margin, ch. 40; Water Margin, ch. 41; Water Margin, ch. 47

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