Journey to the West was a mythical novel created by Wu Chengen based on the ancient Chinese myth, Journey to the West of the Great Tang Dynasty, and his own experiences. Journey to the West was a story of Xuanzang, a monk of the Tang Dynasty, who traveled west to obtain scriptures. Wu Chengen drew lessons from the plot and characters of this story and added his own imagination and creation when he wrote Journey to the West. Therefore, it could be said that Journey to the West was a mythical novel created by Wu Chengen based on ancient Chinese myths and legends and his own personal experience.