Who is the father of Tang Priest in The Journey to the West?

The father of Tang Priest in The Journey to the West is Chen Guangrui.

Chen Guangrui is a character in the classical novel The Journey to the West, the father of Tang Priest, a native of Haizhou, and the top scholar. The image of "Chen Guangrui" appeared in Song and Yuan operas.

There is a brief introduction to Chen Guangrui in Baihui edition of The Journey to the West in Ming Dynasty. He won the first prize, probably when Hongzhou took office? [2]? I was robbed by a water thief and separated from my wife.

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The story of Tang Priest's birth has been circulating in the society for a long time. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, there was a kind of opera called "Monk Liu Jiang of Chen Guangrui", with 38 existing lyrics, which were collected in Qian Nanyang's Song and Yuan Opera Collection. From the content, it is basically the same as what The Journey to the West said in Ming Dynasty.

It can be seen that Tang Priest's father is from Haizhou and won the first prize. His wife is Yin Kaishan's daughter. Since then, Chen Guangrui may have met a water thief on his way to Hongzhou. Chen Guangrui hurt himself, and his wife was bullied by a water thief. Three months later, his pregnant wife gave birth to Xuanzang. ?

When Xuanzang grew up, he recognized his relatives, avenged himself and saved his father. Later, Chen Guangrui and Xuanzang were commended together. In a word, The Journey to the West of Ming Dynasty mentioned the origin of Chen Guangrui and Tang Priest, but he didn't write much.