Jingyang Ridge () is a place in
Yanggu County (),
Shandong Province,
China, that is referred to in the classic novel
Water Margin
''Water Margin'' (''Shuihu zhuan'') is one of the earliest Chinese novels written in vernacular Mandarin, and is attributed to Shi Nai'an. It is also translated as ''Outlaws of the Marsh'' and ''All Men Are Brothers''.
The story, which is ...
as the place where one of the novel's heroes,
Wu Song
Wu Song ( zh, c=武松, p=wǔ sōng), also known as Wu the Second ( zh, c=武二郎, p=wŭ èrláng, labels=no), is a legendary hero recounted since the 13th century; and one of the well-known fictional characters in the ''Water Margin'', one of ...
, killed a man-eating tiger with his bare hands. Jingyang Ridge is located a few kilometers northwest of Zhangqiu village (). It is a designated scenic area that protects a hill-top temple and several monuments related to the story of Wu Song. Historical buildings and monuments in the scenic area include:
*"Place of Wu Song hitting the tiger" ()
*Wu Song Shrine ()
*Mountain God Shrine ()
*Roaring Tiger Pavilion ().
References
Landforms of Shandong
Landforms of China
Ridges of Asia
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