Brief introduction of Wu and Cheng En.

1, Wu Cheng'en (about1500-1582), whose real name is Ruzhong, was born in Sheyang Mountain, a writer in the Ming Dynasty, and was a servant of Shanyang Coun

Brief introduction of Wu and Cheng En.

1, Wu Cheng'en (about1500-1582), whose real name is Ruzhong, was born in Sheyang Mountain, a writer in the Ming Dynasty, and was a servant of Shanyang County, Huai 'an Prefecture, South Zhili Province. He was said to be from Tongcheng, Anhui Province. Originally from Anton.

2. Since childhood, Wu Cheng'en has been in Minhui, reading widely, and especially likes fairy tales. Good at painting and calligraphy, versatile. He was repeatedly defeated in the imperial examination, and was promoted to a tribute student during Jiajing period. In the 28th year of Jiajing (1549), he moved to Nanjing to make a living by selling documents. In the thirty-ninth year of Jiajing (1560), he served as a county official in Changxing, Zhejiang Province, and soon resigned and returned. Because of his difficult career, he never wanted to be an official in his later years and wrote books behind closed doors.

3. Modern scholars generally believe that Wu Cheng'en is the last person to complete The Journey to the West, one of China's four classical masterpieces.