Wu Chengen (1500-1582), whose courtesy name was Ruzhong and also known as Sheyangshanren. The Han nationality is from Shanyang County, Huai'an Prefecture (now Huai'an District, Jiangsu Province). Their ancestral home is Gaodian, Tongcheng County, Anhui Province (now Gaodian, Yutan Township, Songyang County). Their ancestors lived in Songyang Gaodian, so they are called the Gaodian Wu family. Because he moved to Huai'an Prefecture (today's Huai'an District, Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province) with his grandfather. An outstanding novelist of the Ming Dynasty in China, he is the author of "Journey to the West", one of the four classic Chinese classics. There is a newly renovated cemetery in Erbao Village, Madian Township, southeast of Huai'an, Jiangsu Province, and there is a memorial hall in Huai'an City. Wu Chengen was rich in creations throughout his life, but due to his poverty and childlessness, many of his works were lost. It is recorded that the collection of novels about ghosts and ghosts, "Yuding Ji", has been lost. Sun Qiudu, Wu Chengen's nephew, collected his remaining manuscripts, and only eleven of them survived, including one volume of poetry and three volumes of prose. Later generations compiled his poems and essays into "Mr. Sheyang's Manuscripts".

Wu Chengen Famous Quotes Aphorisms:

The sea is wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky is open for birds to fly.

It’s easy to borrow and return, and it’s not difficult to borrow again.

Being a monk for one day is enough to hit the clock.

A good hand is no match for a pair of fists.

The sky is full of unexpected events.

If you kill ten thousand people, you will lose three thousand people.

A guest never offends two hosts.

Birds have their own language, and animals have their own animal language.

Sit on the beach for ten days and walk on nine beaches in one day.

To increase others’ ambition and destroy one’s own prestige.

Mandarin ducks and butterflies fly together, and the spring scenery in the garden is intoxicating.

Those who strike first will gain the upper hand, but those who strike later will suffer disaster.

The Eight Immortals crossed the sea, each showing his magical powers.

The bow is unstrung and the sword is unsheathed.

A slight difference can lead to a loss of thousands of miles.

Time flies like an arrow, and the sun and the moon fly like a shuttle.

But I know one, but I don’t know the other.

There is no way to heaven, and there is no door to man and earth.

Don’t change your name when you are walking, and don’t change your surname when you are sitting down.

Once a word is spoken, it is hard to follow.

Chickens don’t eat idle food.

Monks should not talk at home.

The strongest among the strongest.

There are nine kinds of dragons, and each of the nine kinds is different.

Saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda.

Without a single thread, a single palm cannot sing.

How dare you not bow your head now that you are under the low eaves.

Only the head of the household knows the price of firewood and rice.

Avoid color as you avoid hatred, and avoid wind as you avoid arrows.

It is convenient for others and convenient for yourself.

The emperor takes turns and comes to my house next year.

He knows everything.

No show of mercy, no show of mercy.

Blessings never come in pairs, and misfortunes never come alone.

Officials are not bad, but people are not bad.

The sea is wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky is high enough for birds to fly.

The Tao is one foot high, and the devil is one foot high.

A rough willow dustpan and a thin willow bucket. Who in the world sees an ugly man?

No one in the world can aspire to practice Xuanxuan and become self-explanatory.

If there is no reward for good and evil, there will be no selfishness in the world.

If your heart is charitable, why bother reading scriptures.

Nothing is difficult in the world, only those who are willing can do it.

When the mind is born, all kinds of demons are born, and when the mind is destroyed, all kinds of demons are destroyed.

Bodhisattvas and fairies are always just thoughts; if we talk about their original nature, they are all non-existence.

When you see your sincerity and sincerity, the place where you look back is the Lingshan Mountain.

I haven’t come to my door for three years, and I haven’t even kissed her when I was married.

A leaf of duckweed returns to the sea, and we meet each other everywhere in life.

People feel refreshed when happy events occur, and often feel sleepy when bored.

The willow flies through the flowers like arrows, and the catkins are stuck in search of fragrance like falling stars. The tiny body can carry weight, and the thin wings can ride the wind.

People who are enlightened do not do secret things.

It is better to hate a piece of soil in your hometown than to love a piece of gold in a foreign country.

The willow silk is long outside the love of spring, and the people separated by the flowers are far away and the world is close.

There is only one red branch, and the flowers bloom only in late autumn.

When there is wind, the waves rise; when there is no tide, the water will level off.

Black face, short hair, long beak and big ears.

Although the title of my book is Zhiguai, it does not cover ghosts. It actually records the changes in the human world and provides some warning.

A big tree attracts the wind and shakes the tree, and people with high reputations lose their lives.

High mountains have their own travel routes, and deep waters have their own ferrymen.

A dragon swims in the shallow water and is teased by a shrimp; a tiger falls in Pingyang and is bullied by a dog.

When dealing with the world, you must keep your mind on edge, and when cultivating yourself, remember to take every inch of your life into consideration.

It is difficult to be a master without suffering.