Cai Yuanzi, Zhang Qing, was a native of Mengzhou in the Great Song Dynasty. His birth year was unknown. He died in the second year of Xuanhe in the Huizong Dynasty of the Great Song Dynasty. He was a hero in Liangshan Lake and ranked 102nd. He was in line with the Xing Xing. When he was young, he planted vegetables for the monks of Guangming Temple, so he was called the vegetable garden. Later, he had a dispute with the monks in the temple and burned down Guangming Temple in anger, causing several monks to die and then flee outside. Because he had no way to make a living, he robbed people on the cross slope of the big tree on Mengzhou Road. After being defeated by Sun Laodong, the mountain yaksha, he took him as his disciple. Sun Laodong betrothed his daughter Sun Erniang to him. After Sun Laodong's death, the husband and wife opened a hotel to make a living. They also ran a human flesh business. They used the good meat as beef, and the bits and pieces were used to make steamed bun fillings. Sun Erniang was in charge of skinning and deboning, while Zhang Qing was in charge of takeout. He had set up the "three no-kill" rule for the bloodthirsty Sun Erniang, which was not to kill monks, soldiers, actors, and prostitutes. However, he had burned many monks to death, and now he had set up this rule, which made people feel suspicious. Zhang Qing had saved the great monk Lu Zhishen from Sun Erniang and introduced him to the Twin Dragon Mount. When Wu Song and Sun Er 'niang fought, he pressed Sun Er' niang under his body. At this time, Zhang Qing appeared. When Wu Song was in trouble for the second time, Zhang Qing helped him once again and made him disguise himself as a monk to achieve the name of Wu Song. After Zhang Qing and Sun Erniang joined Erlong Mountain, they went to Liangshan Lake during the Three Mountains Gathering of Righteousness. They were in charge of the West Mountain Hotel, responsible for welcoming the heroes and spying on the military situation. After receiving amnesty, he had meritorious service in the south and north. He died in the chaotic army when he was conquering Fangla. The court granted him the title of Yijie Lang.
In Water Margins, Zhang Qing and Zhang Qing were two different characters. Zhang Qing, nicknamed " No Feather Arrow ", was a native of Zhangde Prefecture. He was good at hitting generals with flying stones and could hit every shot. He was originally the general of Dongchang Prefecture, but he surrendered to Liangshan after being attacked by Song Jiang and Lu Junyi. In Liangshan Lake, he served as one of the eight hussars of the horse army and the vanguard envoy. He was ranked 16th, corresponding to Tianjie Star. When he was fighting against Tian Hu, he married his female general Qiongying. When he was fighting against Fangla, he died in Dusong Pass and was granted the title of Zhongwu Lang. Zhang Qing, nicknamed "Garden", was originally a vegetable farmer in the garden of Guangming Temple in Mengzhou. Later, he became a robber. He married the hag Sun Erniang and opened a hotel in Shizi Slope of Mengzhou. He specialized in killing and robbing people, selling human flesh as beef or making human meat buns. He was ranked 102nd in Liangshan and was conferred the title of Earth Punishment Star. His position was the leader of the West Mountain Hotel's gathering of information and guests. When he was conquering Fangla, he followed Lu Junyi to fight. When he fought with Pang Wanchun, the leader of the garrison outside Shezhou, he was unfortunately trampled to death.
In the Water Margins, Zhang Qing's wife was Zhang Cuilian, Zhang Qing's cousin and a member of Liangshan Lake. Zhang Cuilian had a beautiful appearance and a fierce personality. She was one of Zhang Qing's good friends in Liangshan Lake. In the Water Margins, Zhang Qing and Zhang Cuilian had been married for many years and had a son, Zhang Heng. However, in a battle at Liangshan Lake, Zhang Qing's son, Zhang Heng, unfortunately died, which made Zhang Qing very sad. In the end, Zhang Qing unfortunately sacrificed Zhang Cuilian in the battle at Liangshan Lake to continue raising the descendants of Zhang Heng's son, Zhang Qing.
Zhang Qing's appearance in Water Margins was in episode 20.
Yan Qing was one of the characters in the 83rd edition of Water Margins. He was a skill-type character, skilled in martial arts and literature. He was young, handsome, and strong. He had trained his martial arts skills with Lu Junyi. In addition, Yan Qing was also skilled in both literature and martial arts. He had outstanding performances in the four arts, such as music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and songs. His talent and appearance were outstanding, and he was described as " red lips, eyes like paint, and face like a pile of jade." Yan Qing ended up alone in the movie. After leaving Liangshan, he lived in seclusion. The information did not mention anything about the specific situation after he left Liangshan.
There were many actors who played Yan Qing in Water Margins, including Wang Guanghui, Jiang Dawei, Yang Baolong, Lu Guoqing, Tang Zhenye, Wu Yue, Liu Guanxiang, Yan Kuan, etc. Among them, Wang Guanghui's role as Yan Qing in the 1998 CCTV version of Water Margins was the most well-known. Yan Kuan had also played the role of Yan Qing in the 2011 TV series Water Margins. Other versions of Water Margins also had different actors playing Yan Qing, such as Jiang Dawei, Yang Baolong, and so on.
Yan Qing was a character in the classic Chinese novel Water Margins. He was Lu Junyi's trusted servant and had a unique personality and talent. Yan Qing was handsome, elegant, skilled in martial arts, proficient in sumo wrestling, good at crossbow arrows, and versatile. He was proficient in playing, singing, dancing, talking and all kinds of arts. He was ranked 36th during the Liangshan Righteous Gathering and was the leader of the infantry. Yan Qing's image was more successful in Water Margins and had a greater impact on later generations. There were different versions of what happened to Yan Qing and Exemplary Lee, but based on the information provided, it was impossible to determine their final fate.
Zhang Qing died in the 18th chapter of the original novel, Water Margins. The title was "The Seal of Zhang Qing, the Righteous Man of Liangshan Lake", which was the beginning of this chapter. This time, it was mainly about the wife of the Liangshan Lake hero, Lin Chong, Lu Junyi, who was killed by the Liangshan Lake hero, Yan Shun. Zhang Qing joined the Liangshan Lake to save Lu Junyi.
Yan Qing was played by many actors in different versions of Water Margins. Among them, Wang Guanghui played the role of Yan Qing in the 1998 TV series Water Margins, and Yan Kuan played the role of Yan Qing in the 2011 TV series Water Margins. Other actors included Jiang David, Yang Baolong, Lu Guoqing, Tang Zhenye, Wu Yue, Liu Guanxiang, etc.
Yan Qing was played by many actors in the TV series Water Margins, including Jiang David, Yang Baolong, Lu Guoqing, Tang Zhenye, Wang Guanghui, Wu Yue, Liu Guanxiang, and Yan Kuan. Among them, Wang Guanghui played the role of Yan Qing in the 1998 TV series Water Margins, and Yan Kuan played the role of Yan Qing in the 2011 TV series Water Margins. Other actors also played the role of Yan Qing in different eras and versions.
Yan Qing's ending was different in different versions of Water Margins. In the original novel, Yan Qing chose to live in seclusion and lived an unfettered life. He left Liangshan Lake with a load of gold and silver treasures and found a secluded place to live in seclusion. In some adapted TV series, Yan Qing and Teacher Li lived a secluded life together and became a celestial couple. However, the endings of these versions were not in the original work. They were adapted plots. Therefore, there was no definite answer about Yan Qing's final outcome.