His father was the top student in Chen Guangrui High School. When he returned to his hometown, his wife was attracted by the boatman. The boatmen killed Chen on the river and took away his wife who was pregnant with her own flesh and blood. Later, Chen's wife gave birth to a child. In order to preserve Chen's blood, she put the baby in a bamboo basket and sent it to the water, then floated away. She was saved by a monk and became a monk. The legal name is Xuanzang and Sanzang, and Tang Taizong gave his surname to Tang.