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Wu Cheng'en (traditional Chinese: 吳承恩; simplified Chinese: 吴承恩; pinyin: Wú Chéng'ēn; Wade–Giles: Wu 2 Ch‘êng 2-ên 1; Jyutping: Ng 4 Sing 4 Jan 1, c. 1500–1582 or 1505–1580), courtesy name Ruzhong (汝忠), was a Chinese novelist, poet, and politician during the Ming dynasty.
- Longxi Academy
- 1582 (aged 81–82), 1580 (aged 74–75), Huai'an, Jiangsu, Ming China
- Novelist, poet, politician
Apr 16, 2024 · Wu Cheng’en (born c. 1500, Shanyang, Huai’an [now in Jiangsu province], China—died c. 1582, Huai’an) was a novelist and poet of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), generally acknowledged as the author of the Chinese folk novel Xiyouji (Journey to the West, also partially translated as Monkey).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Journey to the West (Chinese: 西遊記; pinyin: Xīyóujì) is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is regarded as one of the greatest Classic Chinese Novels, and has been described as arguably the most popular literary work in East Asia.
- 西遊記
- Wu Cheng'en
- c. 1592 (print)
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Journey to the West, foremost Chinese comic novel, written by Wu Cheng’en, a novelist and poet of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). The novel is based on the actual 7th-century pilgrimage of the Buddhist monk Xuanzang (602–664) to India in search of sacred texts.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Journey to the West is a fictionalized account of the legends surrounding the 16-year pilgrimage of the Buddhist monk Xuánzàng (602–664) to India during the Táng dynasty, to obtain Buddhist religious texts (sutras). Xuánzàng reached India after experiencing innumerable trials and hardships.
Sep 5, 2023 · Charline Mayo. | Certified Educator. Last Updated September 5, 2023. Wu Cheng'en's Journey to the West is a meandering, fictionalized account of an actual seventh-century pilgrimage to...
Wu Cheng’en – The Author of The Journey to the West. Wu Cheng’en (吴承恩) (approximately 1504–1582) was a prominent Chinese Ming dynasty writer and government official, hailing from Lianshui (present-day Lianshui County, Jiangsu Province), and later residing in Shanyang (modern Huai’an City, Jiangsu Province).
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