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Xi You Ji (Journey to the West), by Wu Cheng'en

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Xi You Ji (Journey to the West), by Wu Cheng'en

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chi

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fiction

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Xi You Ji (Journey to the West)

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by Wu Cheng'en

Summary

"Xi You Ji" (Journey to the West) by Wu Cheng-En, one of the four great classic novels of Chinese literature, is based on Tang dynasty Buddhist monk Xuanzang's account of his journey to the "Western Regions" to obtain Buddhist sacred texts. Journey to the West has strong roots in Chinese folk religion, Chinese mythology, and Confucianist, Taoist and Buddhist philosophy

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