The author of Water Margins was Shi Naian, a Chinese novelist of the Ming Dynasty. There were many famous characters in the novel, such as Song Jiang, Wu Yong, Lu Junyi, Lin Chong, etc. Water margin is a novel about the uprising of the righteous against the ruling class in the late Song Dynasty. It reflects the dark side of society and the suffering of the people. It was written in the Ming Dynasty and was one of the most important works in the history of Chinese literature.