Chinese classic novel of the XIV century, based on folk tales about the exploits and adventures of 108 "noble robbers" - rebels from the Song Jiang camp on Mount Liangshanbo (Shandong province) during the reign of the eighth emperor of the Song Dynasty - Huizong (1124-1127). "River Backwaters" is the first wuxia novel in history. One of the four classic Chinese novels - "River Backwaters," "Three Kingdoms," "Journey to the West" and "Sleep in the Red Tower."