Huangfu Duan
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Huangfu Duan is a fictional character in the Water Margin
, one of the Four Great Classical Novels
of Chinese literature
. He ranks 57th of the 108 Liangshan heroes and 21st of the 72 Earthly Fiends. He is nicknamed "Purple Bearded Count".
and nicknamed "Purple Bearded Count".
Huangfu Duan is from Youzhou
(around present-day Beijing
) and he serves as a veterinarian in Dongchang Prefecture
. He specialises in healing wounded horses and curing them of their illnesses. He can cure 408 different types of diseases contracted by horses. He is rumoured to be able to bring dead horses back to life.
. Zhang Qing
is captured by the outlaws during the battle of Dongchang Prefecture and he decides to join them. He recommends Huangfu Duan to join Liangshan as well and Song Jiang
immediately agrees.
Huangfu Duan becomes the veterinarian of Liangshan and is placed in charge of the care of horses. He follows the heroes on their campaigns against the Liao
invaders and rebel forces after they have been granted amnesty by the emperor. On the eve of the final campaign against Fang La
, the emperor summons Huangfu Duan and Jin Dajian back to the capital and they do not participate in the campaign. Huangfu Duan continues to serve the emperor as an imperial veterinarian.
Water Margin
Water Margin , also known as Outlaws of the Marsh, All Men Are Brothers, Men of the Marshes, or The Marshes of Mount Liang, is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.Attributed to Shi Nai'an and written in vernacular Chinese, the story, set in the Song Dynasty,...
, one of the Four Great Classical Novels
Four Great Classical Novels
The Four Great Classical Novels, or the Four Major Classical Novels of Chinese literature, are the four novels commonly regarded by scholars to be the greatest and most influential of pre-modern Chinese fiction. Dating from the Ming and Qing dynasties, they are well known to most Chinese readers...
of Chinese literature
Chinese literature
Chinese literature extends thousands of years, from the earliest recorded dynastic court archives to the mature fictional novels that arose during the Ming Dynasty to entertain the masses of literate Chinese...
. He ranks 57th of the 108 Liangshan heroes and 21st of the 72 Earthly Fiends. He is nicknamed "Purple Bearded Count".
Background
The Water Margin describes Huangfu Duan as a weird looking man with green eyes and a long yellow beard. He is thought to be a non-Han ChineseHan Chinese
Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...
and nicknamed "Purple Bearded Count".
Huangfu Duan is from Youzhou
Yanjing
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(around present-day Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
) and he serves as a veterinarian in Dongchang Prefecture
Dongchangfu District
Dongchangfu is a district of the Chinese province of Shandong. It is administered by Liaocheng. It has an area of 1,254 square kilometres and around 1 million inhabitants .-External links:*...
. He specialises in healing wounded horses and curing them of their illnesses. He can cure 408 different types of diseases contracted by horses. He is rumoured to be able to bring dead horses back to life.
Joining Liangshan
Huangfu Duan is the last of the 108 outlaws to join the band at LiangshanMount Liang
Mount Liang is a mountain in Liangshan County, Shandong province, China which rises to 197.9 m above sea level. It is well known as the stronghold of the 108 legendary Song Dynasty heroes of the classic Chinese novel Water Margin...
. Zhang Qing
Zhang Qing (Featherless Arrow)
Zhang Qing is a fictional character in the Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. He ranks 16th of the 36 Heavenly Spirits of the 108 Liangshan heroes and is nicknamed "Featherless Arrow".-Background:...
is captured by the outlaws during the battle of Dongchang Prefecture and he decides to join them. He recommends Huangfu Duan to join Liangshan as well and Song Jiang
Song Jiang
Song Jiang was the leader of a group of outlaws who lived during the Song Dynasty. The outlaws were active in the present-day provinces of Shandong and Henan before their eventual surrender to the government. Song Jiang is also featured as a character in the Water Margin, one of the Four Great...
immediately agrees.
Huangfu Duan becomes the veterinarian of Liangshan and is placed in charge of the care of horses. He follows the heroes on their campaigns against the Liao
Liao Dynasty
The Liao Dynasty , also known as the Khitan Empire was an empire in East Asia that ruled over the regions of Manchuria, Mongolia, and parts of northern China proper between 9071125...
invaders and rebel forces after they have been granted amnesty by the emperor. On the eve of the final campaign against Fang La
Fang La
Fang La was a rebel leader who lived during the Song Dynasty. He is also featured as one of the antagonists and nemesis of the 108 Liangshan heroes in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.-Biography:...
, the emperor summons Huangfu Duan and Jin Dajian back to the capital and they do not participate in the campaign. Huangfu Duan continues to serve the emperor as an imperial veterinarian.