To the north, the Yellow River separates Liangshan from Puyang, in Henan province.

Banditry continued on Mount Liang until the mid-seventeenth century, when the Qing dynasty government established a military garrison.

Today the relatively small Dongping Lake(Chinese: 东平湖; pinyin: Dōngpíng Hú) is what remains of the great marshes.

[4] The famous mountain Mount Liang (Liáng Shān) rises to 197.9 m above sea level is located within Liangshan County administrative territory.

It is well known as the stronghold of the 108 legendary Song dynasty heroes of the classic Chinese novel the Water Margin.