Song Jiang

For the district of Shanghai and other uses, see Songjiang.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Song.
Song Jiang
Chinese宋江
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSòng Jiāng
Wade–GilesSung4 Chiang1
IPA[sʊ̂ŋ tɕjáŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSung Gōng
JyutpingSung3 Gong1
IPA[sʊŋ˧ kɔŋ˥]

Song Jiang was a Chinese historical figure who led an armed rebellion against the ruling Song Dynasty in the early 12th century. His band marauded over a region straddling the present-day Chinese provinces of Shandong and Henan that eventually surrendered to the Imperial Court.

The historical Song Jiang was turned into a fictional character in Water Margin, one of the four famous Classic Chinese Novels. He is the central figure in the book, leading the 108 Heroes who gather as bandits in Shandong's Liangshan Marsh.

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