Qiong Ying

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Qiong Ying (琼英), nicknamed 'The Beautiful Feathers', is a character in the epic Chinese tale, the Water Margin.

She does not appear in the "short" 100-chapter version of the story, which omits the campaign against rebel leader Tian Hu. In the extended 120-chapter version of the story, she is a daughter of one of Tian Hu's generals and is taught stone-throwing skills in her dreams by a mysterious warrior. When Song Jiang's army arrives to conquer Tian Hu's rebel forces and Qiong Ying takes field against the Liangshan forces, she recognizes "Featherless Arrow" Zhang Qing as the instructor from her dreams and her fated mate. She and her father play a critical role in helping Song Jiang defeat the rebels and she eventually becomes Zhang Qing's wife.