吴承恩的《西游记》成书与连云港花果山

"西游记"故事的主要背景地花果山之原型问题一直为人们所关注,而由古今丰富的文史资料考据证明,吴承恩的行迹和交游、吴氏家族与江苏连云港云台山(尤其是花果山)这一背景地,以及吴承恩创作的《西游记》存在着千丝万缕的关联,尤其是结合《西游记》一书中所描绘的各种故事情节的发生景致与当时云台山各个景地之比较,包括书中各主要人物及大量运用的云台山地区民间的民俗、文献、文物史料、乡老传说等的取材,得出结论:连云港的花果山即为吴承恩小说《西游记》中花果山之原型。

Wu Cheng-en's Writing of A Journey to the West and the Huaguo Mt. in the City of Lianyungang

The archetype of the Huaguo Mt. (Mountain of Flowers and Fruits) in A Journey to the West by Wu Cheng-en, one of the classics of Chinese novels, has long been arresting people's attention. Abundant literary and historical literature shows that Wu's traveling and the location of the Wu family are closely related in different ways to the actual Huaguo Mt. (of the Yuntai Mountain Range) in the City of Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, and to the creation of the novel itself. A thorough investigation into the plot and characters of the book, and a comparison of the scenery, customs and folklores with those in the locality around the actual Huaguo Mt. conclude that Huaguo Mt. in the City of Lianyungang is the archetype of the one in Wu's novel.