The novel is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. It is a fictionalized account of the legendary pilgrimage to India of the Buddhist monk Xuanzang and three protectors Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing.

《西游记》是明代小说家吴承恩的著名小说，描写了唐僧师徒四人跋山涉水，勇斗妖魔鬼怪，历经九九八十一难，最终到达西天灵山取得真经的故事。全书充满了大胆的想象，描绘了一个精彩绝伦的神哓世界：哪吒有三头六臂，孙悟空会七十二变，如来佛祖法力无边......每一个故事都充满了新奇感和神秘感。而唐僧对信念的坚定执著，孙悟空身处逆境时永不言败的精神，猪八戒乐观开朗的性格，也值得小读者们借鉴学习。