Wu Cheng'en, Wu Cheng'en (about 1500- 1583, about 1506- 1580), whose real name is Ruzhong, Sheyang Mountain, was a writer in the Ming Dynasty, and was born in He Xia, Shanyang County, Huai 'an Prefecture (now Huai 'an District, Jiangsu Province). Good at painting and calligraphy, versatile. Modern scholars generally believe that Wu Cheng'en is the last person to complete China's classic The Journey to the West.
1500 (13th year of Ming Hongzhi), Wu Cheng'en was born in Shanyang County, Huai 'an, and entered a family where a scholar was reduced to a businessman. His father, Wu Rui, is optimistic and open-minded, pursuing the philosophy of happiness. He was named Cheng En, which means that he hopes to be an official, be grateful to the emperor and be a loyal minister in history.
Wu Cheng'en was smart since he was a child, and he liked to read wild stories and strange novels. "He loves the biographies written by Niu Zhang Qi, Duan Kegu and other Tang people. He is good at writing things and wants to write a book about them." "He is old and famous in Huai", which is quite appreciated by officials, celebrities and squires. Zhu thinks that he can "read all the books in the world" and "divide it into two by the history of the scrolls hidden at home".
From 65438 to 0529 (the eighth year of Jiajing), Wu Cheng'en went to the Longxi Academy founded by Ge Mu, the magistrate of Huai 'an, and was appreciated by Ge Mu.
1550 (the 29th year of Jiajing), Wu Cheng'en was admitted as a one-year-old tribute student at the age of 44. He went to Beijing to wait for an official position, but he was not selected.
155 1 year (the 30th year of Jiajing), Wu Cheng'en took over as the magistrate of Xinye County. Moral deeds such as building courts, respecting classics, increasing Confucianism, praising chastity, and building water conservancy projects.
1553 (thirty-two years of Jiajing) traveled around Xinhua (Gumeishan) in Hunan, selling articles and writing books for a living.
1556 (thirty-five years of Jiajing), because my mother's hometown was poor, she went to Changxing, Zhejiang Province to be a county magistrate, often drinking with her good friend Zhu Hao, enjoying poetry and wine, and having contacts with Xu Zhonghang, a scholar and poet of Jiajing.
Wu Cheng'en likes reading unofficial history and fantastic books. "He loves biographies of Zhang Qi and Duan Kegu in the Tang Dynasty, and is good at writing things and feelings. Write a book about them every time ",and" famous for their age ",which is quite appreciated by the government, celebrities and squires. "Huai 'an Fu Zhi" contains his "quick and wise, but rich. "I like to read books such as ghosts and lemurs, such as novels such as Hundred Strange Records, Youyang Miscellanies or unofficial history.
works
The novel The Journey to the West, represented by Wu Cheng'en, wrote Tales, Flowers and Plants, Short Stories and Ding Yuzhi, most of which were lost.
There are four volumes of Wu Cheng'en's poems, including one volume of poetry and three volumes of prose. There are 38 small words at the end of the fourth volume. There is also a volume of sequel.