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Jin Shengtan (金聖歎 jin1 sheng4 tan4) (1608-1661) was a Chinese editor and critic, who has been called the champion of the bai hua (vernacular) Chinese literature. However, from 1940s to 1970s in Mainland China, Jin was regarded as a person who did not appreciate the peasant revolution in the books he edited.

Birth family name: Zhang (張 zhang1)
Birth given name: Cai (采 cai3)
Changed family name: Jin (金 jin1)
Changed given name: Kui (喟 kui4)
&#23383: Shengtan (聖歎 sheng4 tan4)

Jin edited, commented on, and added introductions and interlinear notes to the popular novels: Shui hu zhuan (《水滸傳》 Water Margin), San guo yanyi (《三國演義》 Romance of the Three Kingdoms), and Xi xiang ji (《西廂記》 Record of the West Room).

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