| 1 | This is according to the original shy naih-an as the shuihu willere. | |
| 2 | As we all know, there are 108 main characters in the novel written by Shi Nai'an. | |
| 3 | Yancheng has some Historic sites like The Tang Dynasty's protect the country Yong Ning county Buddhist temple and former residence of writer Shinai'an. | |
| 4 | Between the late Yuan dynasty and the early Ming dynasty Shi Nai'an improved upon the stories of the Marshes and recast them into a long novel Tale of the Marshes. | |
| 5 | There is an "Author's preface to The Outlaws of The Marsh" signed by Shi Boyu in the Collections of Articles with Different Styles edited by He Fuzheng of the Ming Dynasty. |