Wu Cheng'en (1500-about 1583), whose real name is Ruzhong, is a native of Sheyang Mountain, and I am a scholar in Huaishang. Han nationality, from Shanyang County, Huai 'an Prefecture (now Huai 'an District, Huai 'an City). Ancestral home in Anhui, ancestral home in Zongyang Gaodian, so it is called Gaodian Wu. There are hundreds of The Journey to the West published in Ming Dynasty, and there is no author's signature. The Journey to the West was written by Wu Cheng'en, first by Wu Yumou, a scholar in the Qing Dynasty. He introduced Wu Cheng'en in "The Legacy of Yang Shan": "The word Ruzhong, whose name is Sheyang Mountain, is a gifted scholar in Huaishang", and read "Huaixian Wenmu" written by The Journey to the West [1]. Since childhood, Wu Cheng'en has been reading extensively in Minhui, especially fond of fairy tales. After repeated setbacks in the imperial examination, he made up the examination and gave tribute to students in Jiajing. In the forty-five years of Jiajing (1566), he was appointed as the director of Changxing County, Zhejiang Province. Because of his difficult career, he never planned to be an official in his later years and wrote behind closed doors. 1500 (13th year of Ming Hongzhi), Wu Cheng'en was born in Shanyang County, Huai 'an, and entered a family where a scholar was reduced to a businessman. His father, Wu Rui, is optimistic and open-minded, pursuing the philosophy of happiness. He was named Cheng En, which means that he hopes to be an official, be grateful to the emperor and be a loyal minister in history. Wu Cheng'en was smart since he was a child, and he liked to read wild stories and strange novels. "He loves the biographies written by Niu Zhang Qi, Duan Kegu and other Tang people. He is good at writing things and wants to write a book about them." "He is old and famous in Huai", which is quite appreciated by officials, celebrities and squires. Zhu thinks that he can "read all the books in the world" and "divide it into two by the history of the scrolls hidden at home".