Hua Rong is a fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.

The novel depicts Hua Rong as handsome-looking with red lips, sparkling white teeth, a narrow waist and broad shoulders.

Coming near to the Fort, he is caught by the bandits of Mount Qingfeng (清風寨) but befriends the three chiefs -- Yan Shun, Wang Ying and Zheng Tianshou -- when they learn he is the chivalrous hero Song Jiang.

Mrs Liu spots him in the crowd and lies to her husband that Song has abducted and attempted to rape her at Mount Qingfeng.

When Huang is escorting Song and Hua back to Qingzhou, the three outlaw chiefs of Mount Qingfeng intercept the convoy and save the two.

Expecting a bigger attack from Qingzhou, Song Jiang suggests decamping to join the bandits at Liangshan Marsh.

When the group arrive at Liangshan, the stronghold's chief Chao Gai is incredulous when told how Hua disentangled the knot at Mount Mirror Image.

For example, he shoots down a lantern in the first offensive on the Zhu Family Manor, which is used at night by the enemy to signal the movement of intruders, thus enabling the Liangshan force to make a safe withdrawal.

Hua Rong is appointed as one of the Eight Tiger Cub Vanguard Generals of the Liangshan cavalry in what is called the Grand Assembly.

He participates in the campaigns against the Liao invaders and rebel forces on Song territory following amnesty from Emperor Huizong for Lianghshan.

Hua convinces Wu that he could join him in suicide to meet Song Jiang in the other world, saying that he has already arranged for his family to have a decent life.