= Water Margin
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{tag=Good book}
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{title2=14th century}
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= 水浒传
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Talks about rebellion of the oppressed (and bandits), and therefore has been controversial throughout the many <Ciro Santilli's campaign for freedom of speech in China>[Chinese dictatorships].
The book is based on real events surrounding 12th century rebel leader <Song Jiang> during the <Song dynasty>.
It is also interesting that <Mao Zedong> was apparently a fan of the novel, although he had to hide that to some extent due to the controversial nature of the material, which could be said to instigate rebellion.
The incredible popularity of the novel can also be seen by the large number of paintings of it found in the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Palace[Summer Palace].
This is a <good book>[good novel]. It appeals to <Ciro Santilli>'s sensibilities <Ciro Santilli's campaign for freedom of speech in China>[of rebelling against unfairness], and in particular about people who are at the margin of society (at the river margin) doing so. <Tax the rich> BTW.
It also has always made Ciro quite curious how such novels are not used as a way to inspire people to rebel against the <Chinese Communist Party>.
Full text uploads of Chinese versions:
* https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/23863/pg23863.html No table of contents.
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