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With his four trustworthy disciples, all difficult encounters vanished each time as the group was driven by faith, the power of unity and the virtue of cooperation. All readers are hooked on the characters, the storyline and the dangers of the journey that Wu created. For hundreds of years, the novel has been a “must-read” for all scholars and common folks. It is a combination of Chinese mythology, Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. The novel has strong roots in Chinese folk religion. While all were the imaginations created by Wu, yet the adventures were so vivid and descriptive that they all came to life. He spent the rest of his life translating thousands of scriptures and preaching the true meanings of Buddhism to its followers.Īfter almost a thousand years, an author named Wu took the storyline and created a novel - “ Journey to the West.” Based on the journey, Wu created a totally different story filled with different characters and adventures. Hence, instead of Chen Xuan Zang, he became Tang Xuan Zang.

He returned to China and received a hero’s welcome, and the emperor was pleased and rewarded him with the highest honor of naming him after the Tang Dynasty. Characters from “Journey to the West” are (L to R): Sha, the monk who carries the luggage Tang, the master Yu, the horse Sun, the Monkey King and Zhu, the pig.

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