Wu Chengen's profile (It would be best if it had the background of Journey to the West)
Wu Chengen (1500 - 1582), also known as Ruzhong, was a famous novelist and literary theorist in the Ming Dynasty. His work, Journey to the West, was regarded as a classic in the history of Chinese literature. It told the story of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Monk Sand, and Tang Sanzang (also known as the "Journey to the West") who finally obtained the true scriptures after 81 difficulties. The story of Journey to the West took place in the Ming Dynasty. It told the legendary story of a fictional Sun Wukong leading the four monks, Tang Sanzang, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sand, to the West to obtain scriptures. The background of the story included Sun Wukong's birth, growth, experiences, and the process of learning from the scriptures, as well as the various challenges and difficulties that Tang Sanzang and his team encountered on the way to learn from the scriptures. In the background of the story, the Ming Dynasty was in a period of political corruption, economic decline, and frequent natural disasters. In this context, Sun Wukong and his team had to overcome all kinds of difficulties and challenges to explore the unknown world and experience all kinds of thrilling journeys in order to obtain the true scriptures. This story reflected the reality of the society and the plight of the people at that time, and also reflected the author's thinking and exploration of human nature.