Song Qing

Song Qing is a fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature. Nicknamed "Iron Fan", he ranks 76th among the 108 Stars of Destiny and 40th among the 72 Earthly Fiends. Background Song Qing is the younger brother of Song Jiang. While Song Jiang is famous in jianghu (the scofflaw community) for his chivalry and lives in the town district of Yuncheng, being a clerk of the county's magistrate, Song Qing keeps a low profile, taking care of their father at their suburban house and managing the family's properties. Tricking Song Jiang to come home After killing his mistress Yan Poxi in a fit of anger, Song Jiang sneaks back to hide in his father's house. Although sent to arrest him, Yuncheng's chief constable Zhu Tong lets Song off after finding him hiding in a pit in his house. Song decides to seek refuge in the house of the nobleman Chai Jin. He travels there with Song Qing. Later Song Qing returns home while Song Jiang moves to the Kong Family Manor at Mount White Tiger. He subsequently shifts to Hua Rong's house at Qingfeng Fort in Qingzhou. While in Qingzhou, he sparks a battle between his bandit friends at Mount Qingfeng and the local government.