Journey to the West was a long novel written by Wu Chengen, a Chinese novelist of the Ming Dynasty. It was written between the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century. Wu Chengen lived around 1600. His works mainly reflected the social style and people's lives in the Ming Dynasty. Journey to the West depicted a series of magical adventures and myths and legends with the story of Sun Wukong and others. The novel was translated into many languages and spread widely at home and abroad, becoming one of the classics in the history of Chinese literature.