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Shi Jin
Shi Jin is a fictional character in "Water Margin", one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature. Nicknamed "Nine-Tattoo Dragon", he ranks 23rd among the 36 Heavenly Spirits, the first third of the 108 Stars of Destiny.
Background.
Son of Squire Shi, headman of the Shi Family Village in Huayin County in present-day Shaanxi, Shi Jin has been very fond of martial arts since childhood. He has trained under many masters, each for a short
He is then beaten by Wang. Humbled, Shi Jin apologises to Wang and requests to be trained by him.
Wang Jin stays on for an extended period, during which he imparts his skills to Shi Jin. He then leaves with his mother. Shi Jin becomes the new head of the Shi family village following the death of his father.
Becoming an outlaw.
Shi Jin's life takes a drastic turn after he befriended three bandit chiefs who occupy the nearby Mount Shaohua (少華山; southeast of present-