The Shuli Research On The Water Margin

The Water Margin is an excellent ancient Chinese novel, with a distinct sense of Shuli. Shuli refers to both the mysterious numbers as the ancient philosophical concept and specific figures and their philosophical meanings because of the cultural heritage. This thesis is divided into five chapters, from the meaning, the structure, the plots, the characters and the time and space, to analysis The Water Margin.The perfume gives us a definition of criticism on shuli of literature, recalls the history and present conditions of research on shuli of the Water Margin and introduce the research methods and writing ideas of this article briefly.Chapter one is the mysterious numbers and the circular framework of The Water Margin. The mysterious numbers is the foundation of the whole book, and embodies the harmony between man and nature. It determines the circular framework from Tiangang stars and Disha stars to themselves, so that the whole book is full of mysterious atmosphere and tragic meanings.Chapter two is the structure of The Water Margin. The Water Margin consists of hundred chapters, and it also can be divided into three parts. This chapter analysis the three parts, and the special points such as Luotiandajiao and stone tablet; while it analysis the specific structure such as the story of Wusong and returning to the traditional road.Chapter three is the plots of The Water Margin with three repeated and seven repeated such as Luzhishen making fun of Zhengtu three times, Linchong finding polls three times and so on. This designation not only enriches the characters, but also makes the narrative vividly, and at the same time deepens the theme.Chapter four is the setment of The Water Margin. As the inheritance of the ancient Chinese custom,the names and nicknames of the persons of The Water Margin have relation to numbers. The combinations of the characters with three poles break the existing pattern and promote the plot forward.Chapter five is the narrative of time and space. It analysis the season and space such as the Lantern Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Liangshan Lake, Liuhe Temple. In the novel they are not simply the account of the time and location of the story happened, they are also the turning point of the plots and conducive to the development of characters.The conclusion is the summary of the whole article, which illustrates the excellent of the Water Margin because of the shuli phenomenon.