Qin Ming
| Qin Ming | |
|---|---|
| Water Margin character | |
An illustration of Qin Ming by Chen Hongshou | |
| First appearance | Chapter 34 |
| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | "Fiery Thunderbolt" 霹靂火 |
| Weapon | Wolf-toothed mace |
| Origin | Imperial general |
| Designation | Vanguard General of the Five Tiger Generals of Liangshan |
| Rank | 7th, Fierce Star (天猛星) of 36 Heavenly Spirits |
| Ancestral home / Place of origin | Kaizhou (present-day Fengcheng, Liaoning) |
| Chinese names | |
| Simplified Chinese | 秦明 |
| Traditional Chinese | 秦明 |
| Pinyin | Qín Míng |
| Wade–Giles | Ch'in Ming |
Qin Ming is a fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature. Nicknamed "Fiery Thunderbolt", he ranked seventh among the 36 Heavenly Spirits, the first third of the 108 Stars of Destiny.