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Wu Cheng'en was a Chinese writer born around 1500 and died around 1582. His courtesy name was 汝忠, and his art name was 射陽山人. He is associated with 167 works in library records, though other sources cite five works.
The author’s writings include the quote, "A monkey's transformed body weds the human mind. Mind is a monkey—this, the truth profound." Wu Cheng'en has been referenced by 209 other encyclopedia articles.
Note: The provided facts include conflicting data regarding a US hip hop group with the same name, which is distinct from the historical Chinese author.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Wu
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ming dynasty
- Place of birth
- Huai'an
- Place of death
- Shanyang County
- Occupation
- scholar
- Languages spoken
- Chinese
- Native language
- Chinese
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Notable work
- Journey to the West
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- date of birth
- 1504-01-01
- date of death
- 1582-01-01
- name in native language
- 吴承恩
- writing language
- Traditional Chinese
- Commons Creator page
- Wu Cheng'en
- courtesy name
- 汝忠
- art name
- 射陽山人
- Commons category
- Wu Cheng'en
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Encyclopedic overview
Ruzhong Chinese汝忠
Sheyang Shanren Traditional Chinese射陽山人 Simplified Chinese射阳山人
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wu Cheng'en” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.