Core Readings:
The Silk Road Journey with Xuanzang, by Sally Hovey Wriggins, pp. 1 to 17
Article: Jade Gate or Yumen Pass 2 pages
Recommended but not Required:
Xuanzang on the Silk Road, by Sally Hovey Wriggins. This essay provides a wide-angle view of Xuanzang’s life and legacy - 10 pages
For Further Reading:
The Travel Recordsof Chinese Pilgrims Faxian, Xuanzang, and Yijing 10 pages (including extensive illustrations). http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/travel_records.pdf
Xuanzang - Wikipedia 19 pages, but with many illustrations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xuanzang