Journey to the West
Journey to the West (Chinese: 西遊記; pinyin: Xī Yóu Jì; Wade–Giles: Hsi1 Yu2 Chi4) is a Chinese novel. It was published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is often called one of the greatest Classic Chinese Novels and arguably the most popular literary work in East Asia.[1] Arthur Waley's 1942 abridged translation, Monkey, is known in English-speaking countries.
 Earliest known edition of the book from the 16th century | |
| Author | Wu Cheng'en |
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| Original title | 西遊記 |
| Country | Ming China |
| Language | Chinese |
| Set in | China, 7th century AD |
Published in English | 1942 (abridged) 1977–1983 (complete) |
Original text | 西遊記 at Script error: The function "name_from_code" does not exist. Wikisource |
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| Literal meaning | "West Journey Record" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Journey To The West Media
The four protagonists, from left to right: the Monkey King, Tang Sanzang (on the White Dragon Horse), Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing
Porcelain pillow showing characters
An illustrated edition of the story
An illustration of Sun Wukong
An illustration of Tang Sanzang
An illustration of Zhu Bajie
An illustration of Shā Wùjìng
The Monkey King and other Mount Huaguo monkeys as portrayed by Peking opera performers, from a performance in Tianchan Theatre, Shanghai, China on 19 December 2014.
References
- ↑ Kherdian, David (2005). Monkey: A Journey to the West. p. 7.
is probably the most popular book in all of East Asia.
