T138 outlaws of the marsh II, 1989

T138 outlaws of the marsh II, 1989

Outlaws of the Marsh, (水浒传 Shui Hu Zhuan, sometimes abbreviated to Shui Hu), also translated asTale of the Marshes, All Men Are Brothers, Men of the Marshes, or The Marshes of Mount Liang, is a novel attributed to Shi Nai'an. Considered one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, the novel is written in vernacular Chinese rather thanClassical Chinese.

The story, set in the Song Dynasty, tells of how a group of 108 outlaws gathers at Mount Liang(or Liangshan Marsh) to form a sizable army before they are eventually granted amnesty by the government and sent on campaigns to resist foreign invaders and suppress rebel forces. It has introduced to readers many of the most well known characters in Chinese literature, such as Wu Song, Lin Chong and Lu Zhishen.

The set of stamps is about four stories that were told in the literature. They are Wu Song Beats Tiger, Thunderbolt at Night Traverses a Field of Rubble, Hua Rong Shoots a Wild Goose on Mount Liangshan, and Black Whirlwind Fights White Streak in the Waves.

The delicate design and interesting stories make the set of stamp valuable to collect.