The fictional book journey to the west describes

a.the epic naval battles resulting in the chinese conquest of japan during the late song dynasty

b.the adventures of an indian monk who brought daoism to india from china

c.the travels of a chinese monk who brought buddhism to china from india

d.encounters with new cultures along the silk road from china all the way to north africa

The correct answer is C. The fictional book Journey to the West describes the travels of a Chinese monk who brought Buddhism to China from India.

Journey to the West is one of the four greatest classics of Chinese literature, and possibly the best-known work among Chinese teenagers. It was published anonymously in the year 1590, and although there is no direct evidence of the author, it is traditionally associated with the scholar Wu Cheng'en. The story tells a mythical version of the adventures of the Buddhist monk Xuanzang (602-664) on a journey to India to get some religious texts.