Shi Qian

Shi Qian is a fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature. Nicknamed "Flea on a Drum", he ranks 107th among the 108 Stars of Destiny and 71st among the 72 Earthly Fiends.

Shi Qian
Water Margin character
First appearance	Chapter 46
In-universe information
Nickname	"Flea on a Drum" 鼓上蚤
Weapon	Pudao
Origin	Thief, tomb raider
Designation	Scout leader of Liangshan
Rank	107th, Thief Star (地賊星) of the 72 Earthly Fiends
Ancestral home / Place of origin	Gaotangzhou (present-day Gaotang County, Shandong)
Chinese names
Simplified Chinese	时迁
Traditional Chinese	時遷
Pinyin	Shí Qiān
Wade–Giles	Shih Ch'ien

In this Chinese name, the family name is Shi.

Background

Shi Qian is a native of Gaotangzhou (高唐州; present-day Gaotang County, Shandong). He is a master burglar who, with his slimness and small size, can nimbly scale walls and move on rooftops to get into premises. Nicknamed "Flea on a Drum" for his agility, Shi Qian lives in Jizhou (蓟州; present-day Ji County, Tianjin) and targets the homes there. He once runs into trouble with the authorities but got out of it helped by chief warden Yang Xiong.