The novel depicts Gu Dasao as having thick eyebrows, large eyes, a plump face and a thick waist. Although she likes to wear ornaments on her head and wrists, she did not settle into a housewife role as most women did in her time. Instead she behaves like a man often getting into a fight. Specialised in pole weapons such as spear and staff, she could take on 30 men at the same time. She may even beat up her husband Sun Xin if he offends her.
The couple run a tavern in Dengzhou (登州; in present-day eastern Shandong), where Sun Xin's brother Sun Li is the local garrison commandant. Because of her quick temper and pugnacious character, Gu Dasao is nicknamed "Female Tiger".
Prison raid in Dengzhou
Gu Dasao is informed by the jailer Yue He of the Dengzhou prison that the hunter brothers Xie Zhen and Xie Bao, who are Gu's cousins, have been jailed and might be murdered. Yue is related to Gu and the Xies as his sister is married to Sun Li, Gu's brother-in-law. The Xies are arrested for smashing up the house of one Squire Mao after they failed to find a tiger they shot that had fallen into the old man's garden. In fact, the squire had sent the tiger to the prefecture office to claim reward.
Gu Dasao consults with her husband, who invites the outlaws Zou Yuan and Zou Run to help in the rescue. Gu is worried that her brother-in-law Sun Li would stand in their way. So she pretends to be ill and gets Sun Li to visit her. When Sun appears, she threatens him to decide either to join them or fight them. Sun reluctantly signs on to their plan.
Pretending to take food to the Xie brothers, Gu Dasao is let into the prison by Yue He. Yue then frees the Xies, who are locked on a stone bed. Gu assists them to break out of the prison as Sun Li attacks the front gate with the rest. After pulling off the rescue, the group flee to join the outlaws of Liangshan Marsh.
Battle against the Zhu Family Village
Before going up to the stronghold, Sun Li volunteers to infiltrate the Zhu Family Manor, which Liangshan has failed to take in two offensives. As Sun Li has learnt combat from the same teacher as Luan Tingyu, the martial arts instructor of the manor, he wins the confidence of the Zhus. Gu Dasao, together with her husband, Zou Yuan, Zou Run, the Xie brothers and Yue He, go on a rampage inside the manor, taking it by surprise, when Sun Li gives his signal. The fall of the Zhu Family Manor is a huge contribution by the group before their acceptance into Liangshan.
When Liangshan attacks Dongping prefecture to seize its grain stock, Shi Jin infiltrates the city to stage an internal sabotage. But he is discovered and arrested. Gu Dasao is sent to sneak into the prison to instruct him to break out of jail and unleash havoc within the city when Song Jiang mounts an external attack. Although the plan fails as Shi strikes one day too early, Gu and Shi escape when Dongping falls to the outlaws.
Campaigns and later life
Gu Dasao and her husband are put in charge of an inn which acts as a lookout for Liangshan after the 108 Stars of Destiny came together in what is called the Grand Assembly. Gu participates in the campaigns against the Liao invaders and rebel forces in the Song territory following amnesty from Emperor Huizong for Liangshan.
Gu and her husband survive all the campaigns. Although conferred the title "Lady of Dongyuan County" (東源縣君), she returns to Dengzhou with her husband to live as a commoner.
Notes
^Note that 大蟲, which literally means "big bug", is used as a euphemism or literary term in place of 虎, the proper Chinese term for tiger. See the Wiktionary entry for 大蟲.
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Gu Dasao literally Elder Sister in Law Gu is a fictional character in Water Margin one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature Nicknamed Female Tiger a she ranks 101st among the 108 Stars of Destiny and 65th among the 72 Earthly Fiends Gu DasaoWater Margin characterFirst appearanceChapter 49Nickname Female Tiger 母大蟲Rank101st Yin Star 地陰星 of the 72 Earthly FiendsScout leader of LiangshanOriginTavern ownerNamesSimplified Chinese顾大嫂Traditional Chinese顧大嫂PinyinGu DasǎoWade GilesKu Ta saoIn this Chinese name the family name is Gu Contents 1 Background 2 Prison raid in Dengzhou 3 Battle against the Zhu Family Village 4 Campaigns and later life 5 Notes 6 ReferencesBackground EditThe novel depicts Gu Dasao as having thick eyebrows large eyes a plump face and a thick waist Although she likes to wear ornaments on her head and wrists she did not settle into a housewife role as most women did in her time Instead she behaves like a man often getting into a fight Specialised in pole weapons such as spear and staff she could take on 30 men at the same time She may even beat up her husband Sun Xin if he offends her The couple run a tavern in Dengzhou 登州 in present day eastern Shandong where Sun Xin s brother Sun Li is the local garrison commandant Because of her quick temper and pugnacious character Gu Dasao is nicknamed Female Tiger Prison raid in Dengzhou EditGu Dasao is informed by the jailer Yue He of the Dengzhou prison that the hunter brothers Xie Zhen and Xie Bao who are Gu s cousins have been jailed and might be murdered Yue is related to Gu and the Xies as his sister is married to Sun Li Gu s brother in law The Xies are arrested for smashing up the house of one Squire Mao after they failed to find a tiger they shot that had fallen into the old man s garden In fact the squire had sent the tiger to the prefecture office to claim reward Gu Dasao consults with her husband who invites the outlaws Zou Yuan and Zou Run to help in the rescue Gu is worried that her brother in law Sun Li would stand in their way So she pretends to be ill and gets Sun Li to visit her When Sun appears she threatens him to decide either to join them or fight them Sun reluctantly signs on to their plan Pretending to take food to the Xie brothers Gu Dasao is let into the prison by Yue He Yue then frees the Xies who are locked on a stone bed Gu assists them to break out of the prison as Sun Li attacks the front gate with the rest After pulling off the rescue the group flee to join the outlaws of Liangshan Marsh Battle against the Zhu Family Village EditBefore going up to the stronghold Sun Li volunteers to infiltrate the Zhu Family Manor which Liangshan has failed to take in two offensives As Sun Li has learnt combat from the same teacher as Luan Tingyu the martial arts instructor of the manor he wins the confidence of the Zhus Gu Dasao together with her husband Zou Yuan Zou Run the Xie brothers and Yue He go on a rampage inside the manor taking it by surprise when Sun Li gives his signal The fall of the Zhu Family Manor is a huge contribution by the group before their acceptance into Liangshan When Liangshan attacks Dongping prefecture to seize its grain stock Shi Jin infiltrates the city to stage an internal sabotage But he is discovered and arrested Gu Dasao is sent to sneak into the prison to instruct him to break out of jail and unleash havoc within the city when Song Jiang mounts an external attack Although the plan fails as Shi strikes one day too early Gu and Shi escape when Dongping falls to the outlaws Campaigns and later life EditGu Dasao and her husband are put in charge of an inn which acts as a lookout for Liangshan after the 108 Stars of Destiny came together in what is called the Grand Assembly Gu participates in the campaigns against the Liao invaders and rebel forces in the Song territory following amnesty from Emperor Huizong for Liangshan Gu and her husband survive all the campaigns Although conferred the title Lady of Dongyuan County 東源縣君 she returns to Dengzhou with her husband to live as a commoner Notes Edit Note that 大蟲 which literally means big bug is used as a euphemism or literary term in place of 虎 the proper Chinese term for tiger See the Wiktionary entry for 大蟲 References EditBuck Pearl S 2006 All Men are Brothers Moyer Bell ISBN 9781559213035 Miyazaki Ichisada 1993 Suikoden Kyoko no naka no Shijitsu in Japanese Chuo Koronsha ISBN 978 4122020559 Keffer David Outlaws of the Marsh A Somewhat Less Than Critical Commentary Poison Pie Publishing House Retrieved 19 December 2016 Li Mengxia 1992 108 Heroes from the Water Margin in Chinese EPB Publishers p 205 ISBN 9971 0 0252 3 Miyamoto Yoko 2011 Water Margin Chinese Robin Hood and His Bandits Demystifying Confucianism Retrieved 19 December 2016 Shibusawa Kou 1989 Bandit Kings of Ancient China Koei Zhang Lin Ching 2009 Biographies of Characters in Water Margin Writers Publishing House ISBN 978 7506344784 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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