Zhou Tong (Water Margin)
| Zhou Tong | |
|---|---|
| Water Margin character | |
| First appearance | Chapter 5 |
| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | "Little Conqueror" 小覇王 |
| Weapon | Spear (走水綠沉槍) |
| Origin | Bandit chief |
| Designation | Tiger Cub Scouting General of Liangshan |
| Rank | 87th, Empty Star (地空星) of the 72 Earthly Fiends |
| Ancestral home / Place of origin | Qingzhou (in present-day Shandong) |
| Chinese names | |
| Simplified Chinese | 周通 |
| Traditional Chinese | 周通 |
| Pinyin | Zhōu Tōng |
| Wade–Giles | Chou T'ung |
Zhou Tong is a fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Nicknamed "Little Conqueror", he ranks 87th among the 108 Stars of Destiny and 51st among the 72 Earthly Fiends.
There was a historical Zhou Tong, who lived during the late northern Song dynasty, the period Water Margin is set in. According to folklore, he taught archery to the well-known general Yue Fei. The given names of the two Zhou Tong are written differently in Chinese (通、同).