Wu Jingzi

Wu Jingzi
Traditional Chinese	吳敬梓
Simplified Chinese	吴敬梓
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wú Jìngzǐ

Wu Jingzi (Wu Ching-tzu), (1701—January 11, 1754) was a Chinese novelist during the Qing dynasty. He was born in the city now known as Quanjiao, Anhui and who died in Yangzhou, Jiangsu. He was the author of The Scholars, often seen as the foremost Chinese satiric novel.