| Huangfu Duan | |
|---|---|
| Water Margin character | |
| Nickname | "Purple Bearded Count" (紫髯伯) |
| Rank | 57th, Beast Star (地獸星) of the 72 Earthly Fiends |
| Veterinarian of Liangshan | |
| Origin | Veterinarian from Dongchang Prefecture |
| Hometown | Youzhou (around present-day Beijing) |
| First appearance | Chapter 70 |
| Names | |
| Simplified Chinese | 皇甫端 |
| Traditional Chinese | 皇甫端 |
| Pinyin | Huángfǔ Duān |
| Wade-Giles | Huang-fu Tuan |
Huangfu Duan is a fictional character in the Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. He ranks 57th of the 108 Liangshan heroes and 21st of the 72 Earthly Fiends. He is nicknamed "Purple Bearded Count".
The Water Margin describes Huangfu Duan as a weird looking man with green eyes and a long yellow beard. He is thought to be a non-Han Chinese and nicknamed "Purple Bearded Count".
Huangfu Duan is from Youzhou (around present-day Beijing) and he serves as a veterinarian in Dongchang Prefecture. He specialises in healing wounded horses and curing them of their illnesses. He can cure 408 different types of diseases contracted by horses. He is rumoured to be able to bring dead horses back to life.
Huangfu Duan is the last of the 108 outlaws to join the band at Liangshan. Zhang Qing is captured by the outlaws during the battle of Dongchang Prefecture and he decides to join them. He recommends Huangfu Duan to join Liangshan as well and Song Jiang immediately agrees.
Huangfu Duan becomes the veterinarian of Liangshan and is placed in charge of the care of horses. He follows the heroes on their campaigns against the Liao invaders and rebel forces after they have been granted amnesty by the emperor. On the eve of the final campaign against Fang La, the emperor summons Huangfu Duan and Jin Dajian back to the capital and they do not participate in the campaign. Huangfu Duan continues to serve the emperor as an imperial veterinarian.
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