Roman the "River back-waters" ("Шуйху чжуань") based on verbal legends about a revolt happening in the XII century. A revolt led Сун Цзян together with thirty by six other leaders. Insurgents created the well fortified camp in difficult of access places, subordinating the vast area of China to the power. In this keen narration written to Ши of Най-анем (1296-1370), one hundred eight heroes-robbers (in their number and three women) operate - people of quite different characters. "River back-waters", "Троецарствие", "Trip westward" and "Dream in a red tower" is the known works of Chinese classic prose, and it is possible only to envy to those, whoever them did not yet read.