Wu Cheng’en and the Journey to the West

Wu Cheng’en （吳承恩） was a novelist and poet during the late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Though his age is unknown, his life span is said to have been from either 1500 to 1582 or from 1505 to 1580. He is considered by many to be the author of Journey to the West （西遊記）, one of the classic Chinese novels. Wu ...Read More