Journey to the West (西游记)

Author: Wu Chengen

Genre: Classical Novel

Introduction:

“Journey to the West” is a classical novel written by Wu Cheng’en in the Ming Dynasty, and it is the first romantic chapter novel in ancient China. The novel is based on the historical event of “Tang monks take the scriptures” as a blueprint, and through the author’s artistic processing, it deeply depicts the social reality at that time.