A Study of Shandong Local Culture on Dramas concerning Outlaws of Marsh in Yuan Dynasty

Shandong is the important place in which stories of outlaws of marsh took place. The vast spreading of such stories provided the abundant subjects for dramas concerning these outlaws of marsh. Under the influence of the local culture which highly valued kindness, righteousness, rites and wisdom, the figures in such dramas tended to fight against the unfair and for the justice. The prosperous economy of the canal areas like Dongping made it possible realistically for creation and performance of the dramas and supplied the soil for their growth. On such basis, there appeared a lot of authors and dramas. Thus Shandong became one of the centers of creation and performance of dramas concerning outlaws of marsh in Yuan Dynasty. The Shandong culture laid an important foundation for the creation and prosperity of such dramas and exerted great influence on them as well.