Wu chengen biography for kids
Biography for 2nd graders.
Wu chengen biography for kids
Wu Cheng'en
Chinese novelist and poet of the Ming dynasty
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.
Wu Cheng'en (traditional Chinese: 吳承恩; simplified Chinese: 吴承恩; pinyin: Wú Chéng'ēn; Wade–Giles: Wu2 Ch‘êng2-ên1; Jyutping: Ng4 Sing4 Jan1, c.
1500–1582[1] or 1505–1580[2]), courtesy nameRuzhong (汝忠), was a Chinese novelist, poet, and politician during the Ming dynasty. He is considered by many to be the author of Journey to the West, one of the Classic Chinese Novels.
Biography
Wu was born in Lianshui, Jiangsu province, and later moved to Huai'an.[1][2][3] Wu's father, Wu Rui, had a good primary education and "shown an aptitude for study",[1] but ultimately spent his life as an artisan because of his family's financial difficulties.
Nevertheless, Wu Rui continued to "devote himself to literary pursuits", and as a child, Wu acquired the same enthusiasm for literature—