Brief introduction of The Journey to the West's author

1, Wu Cheng'en (1500-about 1583), whose real name is Ruzhong, is from Sheyang Mountain. Han nationality, from Shanyang County, Huai 'an area. Wu Cheng'en wrote The Journey to the West, Ding Yu Ji, Sheyang Ji and Chunqiu Zhuan. Wu Cheng'en's poems were scattered, and later generations compiled four volumes of Sheyang Survival Draft.

2. Wu Cheng'en's frustration in officialdom and the hardships of his life deepened his understanding of the feudal imperial examination system and the reality of dark society, prompting him to express his inner dissatisfaction and resentment in the form of strange novels. He said to himself, "although my title is intellectual monster, I don't know ghosts, but I actually remember the variation of human beings, and I have a lesson." Wu Cheng'en also wrote a collection of short stories such as Yu, but it has been lost, and only a brief introduction can be seen.

Wu Cheng'en, who was about 3.50 years old, wrote the first ten chapters of The Journey to the West, which was later interrupted for many years. It was not until he resigned in his later years and returned to his hometown that he was able to formally create The Journey to the West.