Ma Lin (Water Margin)
Ma Lin | |
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Water Margin character | |
First appearance | Chapter 41 |
Nickname | "Iron Flute Deity" 鐵笛仙 |
Rank | 67th, Bright Star (地明星) of the 72 Earthly Fiends |
Tiger Cub Scouting General of Liangshan | |
Origin | Bandit leader from Mount Yellow Gate |
Ancestral home / Place of origin | Jiankang Prefecture (present-day Nanjing, Jiangsu) |
Weapon | Pair of sabres |
Names | |
Simplified Chinese | 马麟 |
Traditional Chinese | 馬麟 |
Pinyin | Mǎ Lín |
Wade–Giles | Ma Lin |
Ma Lin is a fictional character in
Background
Ma Lin, a native of Jiankang Prefecture (present-day Nanjing, Jiangsu), is skilled in martial arts and could fight dozens of men at the same time with a pair of bronze sabres. He is also a good player of dizi (Chinese flute), which earns him the nickname "Iron Flute Deity". When he first appears in the book, he is the third-ranking chief of the bandit group at Mount Yellow Gate (黃門山), positioned below Ou Peng and Jiang Jing and above Tao Zongwang.
Joining Liangshan
When Song Jiang is following the outlaws of Liangshan Marsh back to their stronghold after they rescued him at Jiangzhou (江州; present-day Jiujiang, Jiangxi), he comes by Mount Yellow Gate with the group. They are blocked by the four bandit chiefs, who demands to know whether Song is among them. When he steps out to show himself, the four comes forward to pay him homage. Their request to join Liangshan is welcomed by Song.
Song Jiang applauds Ma Lin's fighting skill during Liangshan's second offensive on the Zhu Family Manor when he has a dazzling fight with Hu Sanniang.
Campaigns and death
Ma Lin is appointed as one of the leaders of the Liangshan cavalry after all the
In the attack on Black Dragon Ridge (烏龍嶺; northeast of present-day Meicheng Town,
References
- ISBN 9781559213035.
- ISBN 978-4122020559.
- Keffer, David. "Outlaws of the Marsh: A Somewhat Less Than Critical Commentary". Poison Pie Publishing House. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- Li, Mengxia (1992). 108 Heroes from the Water Margin (in Chinese). EPB Publishers. p. 135. ISBN 9971-0-0252-3.
- Miyamoto, Yoko (2011). "Water Margin: Chinese Robin Hood and His Bandits". Demystifying Confucianism. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- Shibusawa, Kou (1989), Bandit Kings of Ancient China, Koei, p. 98
- Zhang, Lin Ching (2009). Biographies of Characters in Water Margin. Writers Publishing House. ISBN 978-7506344784.