Ensiklopedia Dunia

Technopedia Center

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
S1 Informatics S1 Information Systems S1 Information Technology S1 Computer Engineering S1 Electrical Engineering S1 Civil Engineering

faculty of Economics and Business
S1 Management S1 Accountancy

Faculty of Letters and Educational Sciences
S1 English literature S1 English language education S1 Mathematics education S1 Sports Education

Gong Wang - Wikipedia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gong Wang
Water Margin character
First appearance	Chapter 70
Nickname	"Flowery Necked Tiger" 花項虎
Rank	78th, Victorious Star (地捷星) of the 72 Earthly Fiends
Infantry leader of Liangshan
Origin	Imperial general
Weapon	Spear
Names
Simplified Chinese	龚旺
Traditional Chinese	龔旺
Pinyin	Gōng Wàng
Wade–Giles	Kung Wang

Gong Wang is a fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature. Nicknamed "Flowery Necked Tiger", he ranks 78th among the 108 Stars of Destiny and 42nd among the 72 Earthly Fiends.

Background

Tattoed with the stripes of tiger on his body and a tiger's head on his neck, Gong Wang is nicknamed "Flowery Necked Tiger". A good fighter, he battles with a javelin which he would sometimes hurl to kill. He and Ding Desun are lieutenants of Zhang Qing, the garrison commandant of Dongchang (東昌府; in present-day Liaocheng, Shandong).

Joining Liangshan

With his deadly stone-flinging skill, Zhang Qing keeps at bay a force from Liangshan Marsh under Lu Junyi that has come to seize the grain stocks of Dongchang. Song Jiang, who has just overrun Dongping prefecture, comes to reinforce Lu with his force. Zhang Qing further injures some of Liangshan's best warriors with his stones as they take turns fighting him on horseback or on foot. Gong Wang and Ding Desun stay in the wings preparing to capture any one whom Zhang fells.

When Zhang Qing and Dong Ping grapple with each other on horseback, with their spears discarded, Gong Wang moves in to intercept Lin Chong and Hua Rong as they rush to Dong's help. But he is no match for the two and is captured. Gong and Ding, who has been seized by Lü Fang and Guo Sheng, are sent in captivity back to Liangshan. After Zhang Qing is captured and won over by Liangshan, Ding and Gong also join Liangshan.

Campaigns and death

Gong Wang is appointed as one of the leaders of the Liangshan infantry after the 108 Stars of Destiny came together in what is called the Grand Assembly. He participates in the campaigns against the Liao invaders and rebel forces in Song territory following amnesty from Emperor Huizong for Liangshan.

Gong Wang is under the command of Huyan Zhuo when Liangshan attacks Deqing County in the campaign against Fang La. While pursuing an enemy officer Huang Ai (黄愛), he falls into a stream and is speared to death by rival troops.

References

Buck, Pearl S. (2006). All Men are Brothers. Moyer Bell. ISBN 9781559213035.
Miyazaki, Ichisada (1993). Suikoden: Kyoko no naka no Shijitsu (in Japanese). Chuo Koronsha. 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. 157. ISBN 9971-0-0252-3.
Miyamoto, Yoko (2011). "Water Margin: Chinese Robin Hood and His Bandits". Demystifying Confucianism. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
Shibusawa, Kou (1989), Bandit Kings of Ancient China, Koei, p. 93
Zhang, Lin Ching (2009). Biographies of Characters in Water Margin. Writers Publishing House. ISBN 978-7506344784.

v t e Water Margin characters
Founding father	Chao Gai
108 Stars of Destiny	36 Heavenly Spirits Song Jiang Lu Junyi Wu Yong Gongsun Sheng Guan Sheng Lin Chong Qin Ming Huyan Zhuo Hua Rong Chai Jin Li Ying Zhu Tong Lu Zhishen Wu Song Dong Ping Zhang Qing Yang Zhi Xu Ning Suo Chao Dai Zong Liu Tang Li Kui Shi Jin Mu Hong Lei Heng Li Jun Ruan Xiao'er Zhang Heng Ruan Xiaowu Zhang Shun Ruan Xiaoqi Yang Xiong Shi Xiu Xie Zhen Xie Bao Yan Qing 72 Earthly Fiends Zhu Wu Huang Xin Sun Li Xuan Zan Hao Siwen Han Tao Peng Qi Shan Tinggui Wei Dingguo Xiao Rang Pei Xuan Ou Peng Deng Fei Yan Shun Yang Lin Ling Zhen Jiang Jing Lü Fang Guo Sheng An Daoquan Huangfu Duan Wang Ying Hu Sanniang Bao Xu Fan Rui Kong Ming Kong Liang Xiang Chong Li Gun Jin Dajian Ma Lin Tong Wei Tong Meng Meng Kang Hou Jian Chen Da Yang Chun Zheng Tianshou Tao Zongwang Song Qing Yue He Gong Wang Ding Desun Mu Chun Cao Zheng Song Wan Du Qian Xue Yong Shi En Li Zhong Zhou Tong Tang Long Du Xing Zou Yuan Zou Run Zhu Gui Zhu Fu Cai Fu Cai Qing Li Li Li Yun Jiao Ting Shi Yong Sun Xin Gu Dasao Zhang Qing Sun Erniang Wang Dingliu Yu Baosi Bai Sheng Shi Qian Duan Jingzhu
Antagonists (Song imperial court)	Gao Qiu Cai Jing Tong Guan Yang Jian
Antagonists (rebel leaders)	Fang La Tian Hu Wang Qing
Other characters	Ximen Qing Pan Jinlian Wu Dalang Yan Poxi Emperor Huizong Li Shishi Zhou Tong others

Categories:

Hidden categories: