Abstract：Mr. Wu Han's view that Wang Shizhen was not the author of The Golden Lotus has been proven wrong. It's Wang who wrote The Golden Lotus in his middle age was already confirmed by scholars of Qing dynasty based on its denunciation of current affairs, Wu dialect in the work, its origin and Wang's learning, thus this view was widely held. This paper firmly holds the view that The Golden Lotus was created by the joint effort of the upper class elites and middle-and-lower class writers, therefore, Wang Shizhen and his disciples were its co-authors.

Keyword：author of The Golden Lotus;Wang Shizhen;joint creation by Wang Shizhen and his disciples;