Wu Cheng'en

Summary

Wu Cheng'en is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Huai'an^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1500^[3]. He passed away in Shanyang County^[4]. He died on January 1, 1582^[5]. He worked as a poet^[6], writer^[7], calligrapher^[8], and scholar^[9]. He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[10]

Key Facts

• Wu Cheng'en's place of birth was Huai'an^[2].
• Wu Cheng'en died in Shanyang County^[4].
• Wu Cheng'en was born on January 1, 1500^[3].
• Wu Cheng'en was born on January 1, 1504^[11].
• Wu Cheng'en died on January 1, 1582^[5].
• Wu Cheng'en held citizenship in Ming dynasty^[12].
• Chinese was Wu Cheng'en's native language^[13].
• Wu Cheng'en worked as a poet^[6].
• Wu Cheng'en worked as a writer^[7].
• Wu Cheng'en worked as a calligrapher^[8].
• Wu Cheng'en's professions included scholar^[9].
• A notable work attributed to Wu Cheng'en is Journey to the West^[14].
• Wu Cheng'en's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[15].
• Wu Cheng'en is recorded as male^[16].
• Wu Cheng'en's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Wu Cheng'en's Commons category is recorded as Wu Cheng'en^[18].
• Wu Cheng'en's family name is recorded as Wu^[19].
• Wu Cheng'en's given name is recorded as Chengen^[20].
• Wu Cheng'en's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wu Cheng'en^[21].
• Wu Cheng'en's described by source is recorded as Index of Ming Biographical Materials^[22].
• Wu Cheng'en's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Chinese^[23].
• Wu Cheng'en's Commons Creator page is recorded as Wu Cheng'en^[24].
• Wu Cheng'en's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '吴承恩'}^[25].
• Wu Cheng'en's courtesy name is recorded as 汝忠^[26].
• Wu Cheng'en's art name is recorded as 射陽山人^[27].

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Origins and Family

Wu Cheng'en's place of birth was Huai'an^[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1500^[3] and January 1, 1504^[11]. Chinese was his native language^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6], writer^[7], calligrapher^[8], and scholar^[9].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Wu Cheng'en is Journey to the West^[14].

Personal Life

Wu Cheng'en's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[15].

Death and Burial

Wu Cheng'en died on January 1, 1582^[5]. He died in Shanyang County^[4].

Why It Matters

Wu Cheng'en has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[10] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

Works attributed to him include Journey to the West^[29], a literary work^[30].

FAQs

Where was Wu Cheng'en born?

Wu Cheng'en was born in Huai'an^[2].

Where did Wu Cheng'en die?

Wu Cheng'en died in Shanyang County^[4].

What did Wu Cheng'en do for work?

Wu Cheng'en worked as poet^[6], writer^[7], calligrapher^[8], and scholar^[9].