History Trivia / WaterMargin

** ''Literature/TheLegendOfTheCondorHeroes'' makes a nod to ''Water Margin'' in its first chapter by stating that Guo Xiaotian[[labelnote:*]]Skyfury Guo in the English translation[[/labelnote]] and thus his son and one of the main protagonists of the novel, Guo Jing, are [[HeroicLineage descended from one of the bandit-heroes]] from ''Water Margin''--Guo Sheng (translated as Prosperity Guo). This indicates that the two novels take place [[SharedUniverse within the same continuity]], albeit applied retrospectively.

** ''VideoGame/TheWindRoad'' has a nod to Wu Song, the Tiger Killer's backstory in the desert tavern stage. Meng Jing, the hero was warned by the tavern keeper not to leave the tavern at night, because the fearsome Gobi Bear always hunts at dusk, but the hero persists anyways only to be attacked by the bear, which he kills in a lengthy battle. Wu Song did the same in his story, but with, you know, with a tiger.

* ReferencedBy: ''Literature/TheLegendOfTheCondorHeroes'' makes a nod to ''Water Margin'' in its first chapter by stating that Guo Xiaotian[[labelnote:*]]Skyfury Guo in the English translation[[/labelnote]] and thus his son and one of the main protagonists of the novel, Guo Jing, are [[HeroicLineage descended from one of the bandit-heroes]] from ''Water Margin''--Guo Sheng (translated as Prosperity Guo). This indicates that the two novels take place [[SharedUniverse within the same continuity]], albeit applied retrospectively.

* ReferencedBy: ''Literature/TheLegendOfTheCondorHeroes'' makes a nod to ''Water Margin'' in its first chapter by stating that Guo Xiaotian[[labelnote:*]]Skyfury Guo in the English translation[[/labelnote]] and thus his son and one of the main protagonists of the novel, Guo Jing, are [[HeroicLineage descended from one of the bandit-heroes]] from ''Water Margin''--Guo Sheng (translated as Triumph Guo). This indicates that the two novels take place [[SharedUniverse within the same continuity]], albeit applied retrospectively.

* ReferencedBy: ''Literature/TheLegendOfTheCondorHeroes'' makes a nod to ''Water Margin'' in its first chapter by stating that Guo Xiaotian[[labelnote:*Skyfury Guo in the English translation[[/labelnote]] and thus his son and one of the main protagonists of the novel, Guo Jing, are [[HeroicLineage descended from one of the bandit-heroes]] from ''Water Margin''--Guo Sheng (translated as Triumph Guo). This indicates that the two novels take place [[SharedUniverse within the same continuity]], albeit applied retrospectively.

* BigNameFan: UsefulNotes/MaoZedong loved this book and considered it his favorite. Some historians note that his peasant-inspired version of communism drew from the romanticism of the outlaws in this book.
* ReCut: There are six official versions of the novel in its original language, which are divided into complex and simplified versions. Notably, for the simplified versions, the later parts of the book were themselves recut into a sequel story, ''Sequel to the Water Margin''. Most English translations are based on the complex editions. The main differences are that longer versions add in accounts of extra campaigns of the 108 after their pardoning, as well as going a bit more in-depth to the fates of certain characters at story's end.

* ReCut:
** There are six official versions of the novel in its original language, which are divided into complex and simplified versions. Notably, for the simplified versions, the later parts of the book were themselves recut into a sequel story, ''Sequel to the Water Margin''. Most English translations are based on the complex editions. The main differences are that longer versions add in accounts of extra campaigns of the 108 after their pardoning, as well as going a bit more in-depth to the fates of certain characters at story's end.

* [[BannedInChina Banned in Korea]]: The novel was theoretically banned in Korea during the Joseon Dynasty because it glorified banditry and immorality.