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Yan Qing: History, Works & Cultures

Yan Qing is a fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Classic Chinese Novels. Nicknamed "Wanderer / Prodigal", he ranks last among the 36 Heavenly Spirits, the first third of the 108 Heroes. A well-known character from the novel, the refined bon vivant Yan Qing, whose sensual appearance, female contacts, and cultured repertoire make him an exotic…

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Yan Qing topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Works and Cultures as prominent areas in the source structure around Yan Qing.

Related topics
47
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
51
Extracted relationships
138
Concept neighborhoods
26
Bridge connections
51

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

In Water Margin · 28 topics
Historical basis · 9 topics
In other works · 5 topics
Overview · 5 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Ancestral home / Place of origin
Daming Prefecture (present-day Daming County, Hebei)
Designation
Infantry Commander of Liangshan
First appearance
Chapter 60
Nicknames
"Wanderer" / "Prodigal" 浪子
Origin
Lu Junyi's steward
Pinyin
Yàn Qīng

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Historical basis

In Water Margin

In other works

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Yan Qing connects Entity context

The extracted context around Yan Qing shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Yan Qing → According, After Yue Fei, Both, Deputy Commander, Ezhou, Furthermore, Geng Guanglu, Gong Kai's Praise, Governor, Great Song Dynasty, Imperial Front Army, Imperial Guard Doctor, In, Jin, Later, Liang Xing, Men, Pingkang, Remaining Stories, Similarly Another extracted example is Yan Qing → After, At Li Shishi's, Dai Zong, Dongjing, Emperor Huizong, Henan, Kaifeng, Li Shishi, Liangshan, Liangshan's, One, Song, Song Jiang, Su Yuanjing, The, When, Yan Qing's. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Yan Qing

Top relations

related to Historical basis · 32
Yan Qing → According, After Yue Fei, Both, Deputy Commander, Ezhou, Furthermore, Geng Guanglu, Gong Kai's Praise, Governor, Great Song Dynasty, Imperial Front Army, Imperial Guard Doctor, In, Jin, Later, Liang Xing, Men, Pingkang, Remaining Stories, Similarly
related to Role in securing amnesty for Liangshan · 17
Yan Qing → After, At Li Shishi's, Dai Zong, Dongjing, Emperor Huizong, Henan, Kaifeng, Li Shishi, Liangshan, Liangshan's, One, Song, Song Jiang, Su Yuanjing, The, When, Yan Qing's
related to Saving Lu Junyi's life · 17
Yan Qing → Cai Fu, Cai Qing, Cais, Changdao County, Daming Prefecture, He, In, Li Gu, Liangshan, Lu, Lu Junyi, Lu Junyi's, Lu's, Refusing, Shamen Island, Shandong, When Lu Junyi
related to In other works · 14
Yan Qing → Emperor Gaozong, Emperor Gaozong's, General Yue Fei, Haiyan County, However, In, Jin, Li Gang, Qian Cai, Qing, She Mountain, Song, Upon, Zhejiang
related to As Lu Junyi's steward · 13
Yan Qing → Daming Prefecture, Disguised, Heaven's, Li Gu, Liangshan, Liangshan Marsh, Liangshan's, Lu, Lu Junyi, Meanwhile, Near Liangshan, When Song Jiang, Wu Yong
related to background · 12
Yan Qing → Besides, Daming County, Daming Prefecture, He, Hebei, His, Li Gu, Lu, Lu Junyi, Lu's, Orphaned, The
related to Campaigns and later life · 11
Yan Qing → Chai Jin, Chun'an County, Emperor Huizong, Fang La's, Liangshan, Liao, Midway, Qingxi County, Song, Song Jiang's, Zhejiang
related to Life at Liangshan · 9
Yan Qing → During, Government, Heroes, Li Kui, Liangshan, On, Ren Yuan, Tai'anzhou, When Ren Yuan's
is a · 2
Yan Qing → fictional character in Water Margin, leader of a bandit group at She Mountain in Haiyan County
Ancestral home / Place of origin · 1
Yan Qing → Daming Prefecture (present-day Daming County, Hebei)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

yan qing lu liangshan junyi li emperor outlaws water margin forces prefecture song daming jin gu one dynasty amnesty present-day

Yan Qing relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 138 structured relationships around Yan Qing. Examples in this analysis include Yan Qing → Ancestral home / Place of origin → Daming Prefecture (present-day Daming County, Hebei) and Yan Qing → Designation → Infantry Commander of Liangshan. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Yan QingAncestral home / Place of originDaming Prefecture (present-day Daming County, Hebei)1.00infobox
Yan QingDesignationInfantry Commander of Liangshan1.00infobox
Yan QingFirst appearanceChapter 601.00infobox
Yan QingNicknames"Wanderer" / "Prodigal" 浪子1.00infobox
Yan QingOriginLu Junyi's steward1.00infobox
Yan QingPinyinYàn Qīng1.00infobox
Yan QingRank36th, Skilful Star (天巧星) of the 36 Heavenly Spirits1.00infobox
Yan QingSimplified Chinese燕青1.00infobox
Yan QingTraditional Chinese燕青1.00infobox
Yan QingWade–GilesYen Ch'ing1.00infobox
Yan QingWeaponcrossbow1.00infobox
Yan Qingis afictional character in Water Margin0.90text
Yan Qingis aleader of a bandit group at She Mountain in Haiyan County0.90text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Yan Qing bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Yan, Lu and Junyi. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Yan Qing
    • Yan
    • Lu
    • Junyi
    • Liangshan
    • Li
    • Emperor
    • Daming
    • Prefecture
    • County
    • Present-day
    • One
    • Song
  • yan qing
    • Yan
    • Lu
    • Junyi
    • Li
    • Liangshan
    • Emperor
    • Daming
    • Prefecture
    • County
    • Present-day
    • One
    • Gu
  • water margin
    • Margin
    • Water
    • Chinese
    • First
    • Junyi's
    • Steward
    • Appearance
    • Fei
    • Heroes
    • Home
    • Novel
    • Yue
  • classic chinese novels
    • Margin
    • Water
    • First
    • Junyi's
    • Steward
    • Appearance
    • Fei
    • Heroes
    • Home
    • Yue
    • Amnesty
    • County
  • song dynasty
    • Dynasty
    • Song
    • Emperor
    • Fei
    • Yue
    • Men
    • Jin
    • Forces
    • First
    • Junyi's
    • Outlaws
    • Steward
  • yue fei
    • Fei
    • Yue
    • Jin
    • County
    • Dynasty
    • First
    • Junyi's
    • Steward
    • Forces
    • Appearance
    • Character
    • Chinese
  • lu junyi
    • Junyi
    • Lu
    • Prefecture
    • Gu
    • Daming
    • Liangshan
    • Qing
    • Yan
    • Home
    • Li
    • Outlaws
    • Outlaw
  • daming county
    • Prefecture
    • Present-day
    • Shi
    • Xiu
    • Junyi
    • Fei
    • Yue
    • Lu
    • Liangshan
    • Dynasty
    • Home
    • County

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Yan Qing, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Yan Qing with In Water Margin. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Yan QingIn Water Margin · splits 23 ⟂ 29
Yan QingHistorical basis · splits 42 ⟂ 10
Yan QingOverview · splits 46 ⟂ 6
Yan QingIn other works · splits 46 ⟂ 6

Map overview Semantic statistics

Yan Qing

Nodes52
Edges51
Triples138
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Yan Qing to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Works & Cultures, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Yan Qing · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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