The process of writing Journey to the West

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Under what circumstances did the author write this book?

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"Journey to the West" was one of the four famous ancient Chinese novels. It told the story of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Monk Sand, and Tang Sanzang (also known as the "Journey to the West"), who went to India to retrieve Buddhist scriptures. The following is the process of writing Journey to the West:

The Book of the Western Regions of the Great Tang Dynasty was written in the 6th century by Xuanzang, an eminent monk of the Tang Dynasty. It introduced various religious and cultural phenomena in Xinjiang. Xuanzang had once gone to India to learn from his "Records of the Western Regions of the Great Tang", which had a profound impact on the development of Indian Buddhism.

"Journey to the West" was written by the Ming Dynasty novelist Wu Chengen. It tells the story of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Monk Sand, and Tang Sanzang (also known as the "Journey to the West") who went to India to retrieve Buddhist scriptures after 81 difficulties. Through describing the adventures of Sun Wukong and others, Journey to the West showed the essence of ancient Chinese culture and the weakness of human nature, becoming a classic in the history of Chinese literature.

The writing process of Journey to the West mainly involved copyright issues. At that time, Wu Chengen's works had not been widely recognized, so he did not get the copyright. Later, Journey to the West gradually became a classic of Chinese literature, and Wu Chengen also received copyright protection.