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Chen Cheng陈澄

Archaic / OtherFiction

An elder of Chen Family Village who offered child sacrifices and later welcomed Tang Sanzang to build a temple.

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RELATION RECORDS
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RELATIONSHIP COMPASS

Chen Cheng, and the people around them.

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KINSHIP

Kinship

Blood, marriage and sworn bonds

2 figures · 2 records
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ALLEGIANCE

Allegiance

Rulers, appointments and allegiance

1 figure · 1 record
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CONFLICT

Conflict

Battles, captures and defeat

1 figure · 1 record

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In fiction · Journey to the West

Chen Cheng was the head of Chen Family Village, aged sixty-three, with a daughter named Yichengjin. Troubled by the sacrificial rites, he and his younger brother Chen Qing offered the boy Chen Guanbao and the girl Yichengjin. After the pilgrimage for scriptures, Chen Cheng invited Tang Sanzang to his home and built the Jiusheng Temple.

Relationship network

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Chen ChengChen ChengTang Sanzang (Tripitaka)Tang Sanzang (Tripitaka)King of InspirationKing of InspirationChen QingChen QingYi ChengjinYi Chengjin
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Sources: Journey to the West, ch. 47; Journey to the West, ch. 48; Journey to the West, ch. 99

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