Jiuhua Hill and Xuanzang Temple History:
The monk Xuanzang journeyed to India to bring Sanskrit Buddhist texts back to China. He then spent much of the remainder of his life translating these texts. Xuanzang’s quest was the basis for the ultra-famous fictional story “Journey to The West”, a novel originally written during the Ming Dynasty. Journey to The West has since been the basis for a popular television show in China as well as the inspiration for the cartoon show and video game serious Dragon Ball Z.