How was Journey to the West created?

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Waiting online! Quick, quick, quick ~! (I don't want a video.)("How was Journey to the West created?" It could be interpreted as,"Who wrote Journey to the West? How did you write it?")

Answer 1

" Journey to the West " was a long novel written by Wu Chengen, a Chinese novelist of the Ming Dynasty. It told the story of the four main characters, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Monk Sand, and Tang Sanzang, who went to the Western Heaven to obtain Buddhist scriptures after going through eighty-one difficulties.

It was said that the inspiration for Journey to the West came from Wu Chengen's personal experience. When he was young, he once held an official position, but after resigning for various reasons, he began to write novels. He had created this classic literary work through his own experience and hearing, combined with his own imagination and literary skills.

The creation process of Journey to the West took many years, and the original version could be traced back to the 17th century. In the process of creation, Wu Chengen modified and polished the work many times to make it more vivid, vivid and interesting. In the end, he completed this novel in the early 18th century and it became a classic in the history of Chinese literature.