Xuahua Biao

Xuahua Biao is listed in modern library and ebook catalogs as the author of Hou Xiyouji (The Later Journey to the West), a Chinese novel presented as a continuation of the Journey to the West tradition. The book follows a new pilgrimage and reworks familiar characters, themes, and satirical touches from the earlier classic.

Reliable biographical details about Xuahua Biao are hard to confirm. Some catalog records also give the alias 雪花飄, while reference sources on the novel itself note that the work's authorship has long been uncertain or disputed. Because of that, it is safest to treat Xuahua Biao as the name under which the book is commonly cataloged today, rather than to make stronger claims about the writer's life.

For listeners, the appeal is clear either way: this is an author credit closely tied to one unusual corner of classic Chinese fiction, where myth, humor, and sequel-making all meet.