Shan Ting-gui

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Shan.

Shan Ting-gui (單廷珪) is a character in the epic Chinese tale, the Water Margin.

Shan donned a squarish helmet, with a black feather at the tip, along with a set of black armour. he carried a bow and arrows with him, rode on a black steed, and carried a black spear. Shan was extremely skillful in flooding his enemies during battle, thus he was nicknamed 'General of Sacred Water' (聖水將).

Cai Jing recommended Shan Tinggui and Wei Ding-guo to subdue the Liangshan rebels, and the Emperor agreed to the suggestion. When Song Jiang received news of the attack on Liangshan, Guan Sheng immediately volunteered to fight the invaders. At Lingzhou (凌州), Hao Siwen and Xuan Zan, Guan Sheng's aides, were both lured into the enemy formation and captured by Shan Tinggui and Wei Dingguo respectively. Hao Siwen and Xuan Zan were escorted by guards as captives, but along the way, Bao Xu and Li Kui ambushed the guards and rescued both men.

Guan Sheng attacked Lingzhou once again, and Shan Tinggui rode out to face him. Guan Sheng feigned defeat and lured Shan Tinggui to follow him. Then, Guan suddenly turned around and knocked Shan off his horse with the back of his halberd. Shan was then caught, but Song Jiang treated Shan with respect, which touched Shan and Shan agreed to join the Liangshan band. Later, Shan Tinggui managed to persuade Wei Dingguo to surrender and join Liangshan.

Both of them became leaders of the Liangshan cavalry as well as part of the 72 Earthly Fiends. Shan followed the heroes on their campaigns against the Liao Tartars and southern rebels, making great contributions. During the Fang Xi campaign, he followed Lu Junyi and successfully conquered Xuanzhou (宣州) and Huzhou (湖州). Then, Shan Tinggui and Wei Dingguo attacked Wengzhou (翁州). Shan and Wei saw the gates wide open without any enemy soldiers in the city, so they rushed into the city, attempting to conquer it and gain top credit. Not knowing it was a trap, they fell into a pit and were killed by enemy troops.