Yan Qing
| Yan Qing | |
|---|---|
| Water Margin character | |
| First appearance | Chapter 60 |
| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | "Wanderer" / "Prodigal" 浪子 |
| Weapon | Crossbow |
| Origin | Lu Junyi's steward |
| Designation | Infantry leader of Liangshan |
| Rank | 36th, Skilful Star (天巧星) of the 36 Heavenly Spirits |
| Ancestral home / Place of origin | Daming Prefecture (present-day Daming County, Hebei) |
| Chinese names | |
| Simplified Chinese | 燕青 |
| Traditional Chinese | 燕青 |
| Pinyin | Yàn Qīng |
| Wade–Giles | Yen Ch'ing |
Yan Qing is a fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature. Nicknamed "Langzi" (浪子; meaning "the Wanderer" or "the Prodigal"), he ranks last among the 36 Heavenly Spirits, the first third of the 108 Stars of Destiny.