Yang Xiong | |
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Water Margin character | |
First appearance | Chapter 44 |
Nickname | "Superior to Guan Suo" 病關索 |
Rank | 32nd, Secure Star (天牢星) of the 36 Heavenly Spirits |
Infantry leader of Liangshan | |
Origin | Prison warden and executioner |
Ancestral home / Place of origin | Henan |
Names | |
Simplified Chinese | 杨雄 |
Traditional Chinese | 楊雄 |
Pinyin | Yáng Xióng |
Wade–Giles | Yang Hsiung |
Yang Xiong is a fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature. Nicknamed "Superior to Guan Suo", he ranks 32nd among the 36 Heavenly Spirits, the first third of the 108 Stars of Destiny.