The heroine Hong Niang Zi was a native of Henan, but where she was originally from is not clearly documented. She grew up wandering the streets with her fellow artists, selling her skills on horseback. The history books called her "Rope Technique Red Lady", that is, acrobatic actresses (similar to tightrope walkers), named for the red dress she wore when selling her art. She was smart, brave, diligent and studious, and practiced a good martial arts, and in the process of itinerant peddling, she heard and saw all the dark phenomena at that time, and suffered from the insults, ravages and persecution of the government and the ruffians, which formed her stubborn and rebellious character. In this difficult environment, she dared to fight with the dark ruling forces, everywhere to help the suffering people, become the end of the Ming Dynasty, a chivalrous heroine. At the end of Chongzhen, she united and organized a group of acrobatic artists and poor peasants, in Henan Xinyang Jigongshan uprising. Kill corrupt officials, landlords and gentry, burned down the official government, break the prison to release prisoners, open the grain silo, relief of the hungry, embraced by the poor people, and later became the female general of the Ming Li Zicheng army, Li Xin's wife.