Journey to the West is a famous classical Chinese novelwritten more than 400years ago by Wu Cheng'en.The novel is based on the true story of a Chinese monk Xuanzang,who travelled to India on foot to seek Buddhist scriptures. In thisnovel, the monk's name was Monk Tang, who experienced 81 challengesduring his journey. However, Monk Tang was able to overcome thedifficulties with help from his disciples-the Monkey King, Pigsyand Sandy. According to the legend, the Monkey King learned Kung Fuand magic from a Taoist master. Smart and powerful, the Monkey Kingwas always ready to fight with demons and even the gods onoccasion.