Jiang Ping (The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants)
| Jiang Ping 蔣平 | |
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an illustration from a 1896 print of The Five Younger Gallants | |
| Created by | Shi Yukun |
| Appearances | The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants and sequels |
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| Courtesy name | Zechang (澤長) |
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| Alias(es) | Taoist Zhang (張道士) |
| Hometown | Jinling, Jiangnan East Circuit |
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| Skills and abilities | |
| Unarmed combat skills |
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| Weapons | Three-Pronged Emei Metal Fork (三稜鵝眉鋼刺) |
| Jiang Ping | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蔣平 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 蒋平 | ||||||
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| Jiang Zechang | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蔣泽長 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 蒋泽长 | ||||||
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Jiang Ping, courtesy name Zechang, is a fictional Song dynasty knight-errant from the 19th-century Chinese novel The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants. Nicknamed "River Rat" for his amazing swimming and freediving skills, he was able to stay underwater seemingly forever.
He and Lu Fang, Han Zhang, Xu Qing and Bai Yutang were sworn brothers collectively known as "Five Rats of Hollow Island". He ranked 4th in the group in age.
Highly witty, Jiang Ping is one of the most colorful characters in the original novel. He was scrawny, and his appearance more of a sick patient than a fighter, yet he often outsmarted opponents with clever tricks, disguises or lies. Researcher Susan Blader considered him the only "gallant" "whose intellectual, emotional, and physical prowess compares favourably with that of any 'heroes'".[1]
References
- ↑ Blader, Susan (1998). Tales of Magistrate Bao and His Valiant Lieutenants: Selections from Sanxia Wuyi. The Chinese University Press. ISBN 962-201-775-4.