Zhang Qing (Featherless Arrow)
| Zhang Qing | |
|---|---|
| Water Margin character | |
| First appearance | Chapter 70 |
| Nickname | "Featherless Arrow" 沒羽箭 |
| Rank | 16th, Agile Star (天捷星) of the 36 Heavenly Spirits |
| Tiger Cub Vanguard General of Liangshan | |
| Origin | Imperial general |
| Ancestral home / Place of origin | Zhangde Prefecture (present-day Anyang, Henan) |
| Weapon | Spear, stones |
| Names | |
| Simplified Chinese | 张清 |
| Traditional Chinese | 張清 |
| Pinyin | Zhāng Qīng |
| Wade–Giles | Chang Ch'ing |
Zhang Qing is a fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. He ranks 16th of the 36 Heavenly Spirits of the 108 Liangshan heroes and is nicknamed "Featherless Arrow".
The novel describes Zhang Qing's appearance as such: a handsome, energetic and agile warrior with a waist like a wolf's, arms like an ape's, and a body like a tiger's. He is from Zhangde Prefecture (彰德府; present-day Anyang, Henan), and is first introduced in the novel as an imperial general serving in Dongchang Prefecture (東昌府; in present-day Liaocheng, Shandong). He is nicknamed "Featherless Arrow" because of his "flying stones" technique, which he uses in combat. This technique allows him to, with the mere flick of a finger, fling pebbles and small stones at an opponent's face with extreme accuracy. When his opponents are stunned and temporarily disabled after being hit, he will use the opportunity to kill or capture them.
When the outlaws from Liangshan Marsh attack Dongchang Prefecture, the prefect orders Zhang Qing to lead Dongchang's army to counter the outlaws. Zhang Qing wins the first battle after injuring Hao Siwen with his flying stones. In the subsequent battles, he injures Liangshan's Xu Ning, Yan Shun, Han Tao, Peng Qi, Xuan Zan, Huyan Zhuo, Liu Tang, Yang Zhi, Zhu Tong, Lei Heng and Suo Chao with his flying stones. Liu Tang is captured after his defeat. The only two Liangshan heroes who manage to put up a fight against his flying stones are Guan Sheng and Dong Ping, due to their quick reflexes. Guan Sheng succeeds in defending himself from the stones with his Great Blade but is unable to switch from defence to attack. Dong Ping succeeds in blocking the stones with his spears but forgets about them when he pursues Zhang Qing while the latter feigns defeat and pretends to retreats.
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