The Water Margin (1998 TV series)

The Water Margin
Japanese DVD cover art
Also known as	Outlaws of the Marsh
Genre	Costume drama, martial arts
Written by	Shi Nai'an (original novel) Yang Zhengguang Ran Ping Ren Dahui Mi Jiecheng
Directed by	Zhang Shaolin Lu Tao Pan Yinlai Kang Honglei Guo Daqun Xing Zhaojun Li Li Guo Jin Luo Shunming
Starring	Li Xuejian Zang Jinsheng Zhou Yemang Ding Haifeng Zhao Xiaorui
Ending theme	1. Haohan Ge (好汉歌) performed by Liu Huan 2. Tianshi Dili Renhe (天时地利人和) performed by Peng Liyuan
Composer(s)	Zhao Jiping
Country of origin	China
Original language(s)	Mandarin
No. of episodes	43
Production
Executive producer(s)	Yang Weiguang Yu Guanghua Chen Hanyuan Liu Yiqin Jia Wenzeng Hu En Zou Qingfang
Producer(s)	Ren Dahui Zhang Jizhong Meng Fanyao Wang Rui Que Xin Dou Yanrong Ma Jian Wang Hao Zhao Baoming Sun Xinyuan
Location(s)	China
Cinematography	Zhang Shaolin Yu Min Zhao Xingang Zhang Zhendong Zhu Qiang Gu Fuqun Zhao Xinchang Xie Jinfeng Lang Yanhong Li Congjun
Editor(s)	Hong Mei Chen Xi Zhang Jing
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production company(s)	CCTV
Distributor	Mei Ah Entertainment (Hong Kong)
Release
Original network	CCTV
First shown in	January 1998

The Water Margin is a 1998 Chinese television series adapted from Shi Nai'an's classical novel of the same title. It was produced by CCTV with Zhang Jizhong as producer. It was first broadcast in China in January 1998. The series also featured action choreography by Yuen Woo-ping.

Liu Huan sang the ending theme song for the first 30 episodes while Peng Liyuan (a former singer who is now the First Lady of China) sang the one for the last 13 episodes.

The music for the series was composed by Zhao Jiping.