Huangfu Duan [SEP] present in work
Huangfu Duan
Huangfu Duan is a fictional character in "Water Margin", one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature. Nicknamed "Purple Bearded Count", he ranks 57th among the 108 Stars of Destiny and 21st among the 72 Earthly Fiends.
Background.
The novel describes Huangfu Duan as a man with green eyes and a long yellow beard. Believed to be of non-Han Chinese or mixed ancestry, he is nicknamed "Purple Bearded Count". Although Huangfu Duan is from Youzhou (幽州
; around present-day Beijing), he works as a veterinarian in Dongchang Prefecture (東昌府; in present-day Liaocheng, Shandong). A specialist in equines, he can cure over 400 types of diseases affecting horses and is rumoured to possess the ability to bring dead horses back to life. He is a close friend of "Featherless Arrow" Zhang Qing, the military officer in charge of Dongchang Prefecture's armed forces.
Joining Liangshan.
Huangfu Duan is among the last few of the 108 Stars of