Journey to the West was a classical Chinese novel, also known as Journey to the West. It told the story of Xuanzang, a monk of the Tang Dynasty, who took his three disciples, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sand, to India to obtain the true scriptures after going through 81 difficulties. Although it was classified as a novel, it contained some mythological elements such as the supernatural powers of Sun Wukong, the various monsters and demons that Tang Sanzang and his disciples encountered. Therefore, it could be said that Journey to the West was a novel that contained elements of mythical stories.