Journey to the West is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. It is an outstanding mythical novel written by Wu Cheng'en in the Ming Dynasty. The story talks about the monk named Xuanzang who successfully arrived at the "Western Regions" to fetch the Buddhist sutras after many trials and much suffering. Thanks to its vivid descriptions of characters and plots, the novel is widely spread at home and abroad and has been translated into many languages. In 1986, the TV series of the same title was broadcast, gaining great popularity among the audience.