Lin Chong resembles Zhang Fei in appearance.He used to serve as a martial arts instructor of the Imperial Guards in the capital, Dongjing. He stands just over six chi, with glaring eyes and a head like a panther's. He is thus nicknamed "Panther Head". He is one of Liangshan's Five Tiger Generals. After the campaign against the rebel leader Fang La, Lin Chong is stricken by paralysis. He dies six months later under the care of Wu Song at Liuhe Pagoda in Hangzhou.