The Journey to the West mainly describes the story of the Monkey King, Zhu Bajie, Friar Sand and Bai protecting Tang Priest from the West during the reign of Emperor Taizong. They went through all the hardships along the way, turned evil spirits and avoided disasters, and finally arrived in the Western Heaven to learn from the scriptures.
The Journey to the West is a classic of China's ghost novels, reaching the peak of ancient romance novels, and is called the four classical novels of China together with The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The Water Margin and A Dream of Red Mansions.
Since its publication, The Journey to the West has been widely circulated among the people, and various versions have emerged one after another. There are six editions in Ming Dynasty, seven editions and manuscripts in Qing Dynasty, and thirteen lost editions have been recorded in ancient books.