Yang Chun

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First appearance Chapter 2 Nickname "White Flower Serpent" 白花蛇 Rank 73rd, Latent Star (地隱星) Weapon Sabre

Yang Chun is a fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Nicknamed "Comparable to Rengui", he ranks 73th among the 108 Stars of Destiny

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Background

Slender in figure with his arms long and skinny, Yang Chun is nicknamed "White Flower Serpent" for his appearance. He is a good fighter who uses a long sabre. Originally from Jieliang (解良; in present-day Yuncheng, Shanxi), Yang Chun leads a band of outlaws at Mount Shaohua (少華山; southeast of present-day Hua County, Shaanxi), taking the third position after Zhu Wu and Chen Da. Whenever their grain stock runs low, the three would plunder the nearby counties for replenishment.

Joining Liangshan

Shi Jin tries to save a woman abducted by Governor He of Hua Prefecture, or Huazhou, but falls into the latter's trap and is captured. Lu Zhishen, who has come to invite Shi Jin to join the Liangshan Marsh, tries to rescue him but also falls into He's ambush. The Mount Shaohua outlaws turn to Liangshan for help. At Huazhou, the force from Liangshan lure He out of the city and kill him. After Shi and Lu are rescued, the Mount Shaohua bandits, including Yang Chun, are absorbed into Liangshan.

Death

Yang Chun is appointed as one of the leaders of the Liangshan cavalry after the 108 Stars of Destiny came together in what is called the Grand Assembly He participates in the campaigns against the Liao invaders and rebel forces on Song territory following amnesty from Emperor Huizong for Liangshan. In the attack on Yuling Pass (昱嶺關; near present-day Zhupu Village, She County, Anhui) in the campaign against Fang La, Yang Chun, Shi Jin and four other heroes face the enemy general Pang Wanchun. Pang kills Shi Jin with a shot while his archers rain arrows on Yang Chun and the rest, killing all of them.