Editing Wu Cheng'en (section)

{{short description|Chinese novelist and poet of the Ming dynasty}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Wu (surname)|Wu]]|lang=Chinese}}
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| name               = Wu Cheng'en
| native_name        = {{nobold|吳承恩}}
| native_name_lang   = zh-hant
| birth_name         = 
| other_names        = 
| birth_date         = 1500 or 1505<!--  {{birth date|||}}   -->
| birth_place        = [[Huai'an]], [[Jiangsu]], [[Ming China]]
| death_date         = {{death year and age|1582|1500}}<br>{{death year and age|1580|1505}}
| death_place        = Huai'an, Jiangsu, [[Ming China]]
| death_cause        = 
| alma_mater         = Longxi Academy
| occupation         = Novelist, poet, politician
| known_for          = 
| notable_works      = ''[[Journey to the West]]''
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|t= {{linktext|吳|承|恩}}
|s= {{linktext|吴|承|恩}}
|p=Wú Chéng'ēn
|w=Wu<sup>2</sup> Ch‘êng<sup>2</sup>-ên<sup>1</sup>
|mi={{IPAc-cmn|wu|2|-|ch|eng|2|.|en|1}}
|y=ǹgh sìhng yān
|j=Ng4 Sing4 Jan1
|tl={{Zhwb|Ngôo Sîn-in|Ngôo Sîng-un}}
|altname = Ruzhong
|c2 = {{linktext|汝|忠}}
|l2 = <!--N/A-->
|p2 = Rǔzhōng
|altname3 = Sheyang Shanren
|s3 = {{linktext|射|阳|山人}}
|t3 = {{linktext|射|陽|山人}}
|l3 = <!--N/A-->
|p3 = Shèyáng Shānrén
}}
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'''Wu Cheng'en''' ({{zh|t=吳承恩|s=吴承恩|p=Wú Chéng'ēn|first=t, w|w=Wu<sup>2</sup> Ch‘êng<sup>2</sup>-ên<sup>1</sup>|j=Ng<sup>4</sup> Sing<sup>4</sup> Jan<sup>1</sup>}}, c. 1500–1582<ref name="shi">Shi Changyu (1999). "Introduction." in trans. W.J.F. Jenner, ''Journey to the West'', volume 1.  Seventh Edition.  Beijing: Foreign Languages Press. pp. 1–22.</ref> or 1505–1580<ref name="preface">{{cite book | chapter=Preface | last=Waley | first=Arthur | title=Monkey | year=1942 | pages=7–8 | location=New York | publisher=Grove Press| title-link=Monkey (novel) }}</ref>), [[courtesy name]] '''Ruzhong''' ({{lang|zh-Hans|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]].