Mount Liang is a mountain in Liangshan County, Shandong, China, which rises to 197.9 metres above sea level.
Legends about the heroes of Mount Liang, which provided the basis for Water Margin, probably formed from this historical context.
Banditry continued on Mount Liang until the mid-17th century, when the Qing dynasty established a military garrison in present-day Liangshan County.
Water Margin describes Mount Liang in majestic terms, imagining its peak to be a plateau ringed by high mountains and protected by six passes and eight fortresses.
The Yuan dynasty zaju "Black Whirlwind Presents Two Victories" (黑旋風雙獻功) envisages Mount Liang as having "72 deep rivers, garrisoned with hundreds of warships.