Wu Chengen 
Journey to the West 

As one of China’s Four Greatest Classical Novels, Journey to the West’s China’s first long romantic novel of demons written by novelist Wu Chengen. It mainly introduced the story of Tang Monk’s journey to the west for Buddhist scriptures under the protection of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng. Tang Monk suffered 81 troubles from reincarnation to his return, but got out of those troubles by aforesaid protectors who vanquish demons and monsters, and eventually reached the west and received scriptures. Journey to the West has been propagated to the different areas throughout China and even the world since the very first copy, and translated into multiple languages. Sun Wukong’s image and distinct personality has become an enduring monument in China’s history of literature. Journey to the West’s not only rich in contents, but also complete and discreet in story and plots. Its vivid and full figures, colorful imaginations and simple language allowed it to reach an unprecedented height and include all previous achievements.