Tang Monk’s original name was Chen_. Tang Monk, also called Xuanzang, his original name was Chen_, a native of the Feng family in Luozhou, and his predecessor was a native of Yingchuan. A famous eminent monk in the Tang Dynasty and the founder of the Faxiang Sect, he was honored as Master Tripitaka, and later became known as Tang Monk in the secular world. Jiangliu'er is Tang Monk's nickname. The origin of its name: Because some bad guys killed Tang Seng’s father, his mother put him on a wooden basin or a wooden board and let the river take him away. He was saved by the old monk, so he was named Jiang Liuer.
Tang Monk is one of the main characters in Wu Chengen's mythological novel "Journey to the West". He is an artistic image created by the writer based on the monk Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty. Tang Seng in the novel has actually become a typical representative of the scholar class who abides by traditional ethics and religious creeds. The most profound impression he gives people is that he is sincere yet pedantic, kind yet cowardly.
Tang Monk has gone through many hardships in his life. His common surname is Chen, and he is the son of Chen Guangrui in Haizhou. Chen Guangrui was killed on his way to take office in Jiangzhou. His wife endured the humiliation and gave birth to a son, who was released into the river and allowed to drift with the waves. Later, he was rescued by monk Faming of Jinshan Temple and named him Jiangliu. When he was old, he became a monk and became a monk. Xuanzang later became a generation of eminent monks.