Background
The Water Margin describes Yan Shun as a man with red hair, a yellow beard, round eyes, long arms and a wide waist. He is from Laizhou (in present-day Shandong). He excels in martial arts and the use of the saber and earns himself the nickname "Multicoloured Tiger".
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