Journey to the West

Author: Wu Cheng'en
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Publish Date: 2001-06-01
Features: This book is a children's edition of "Journey to the West." It is an outstanding mythological novel from ancient China. The author, Wu Cheng'en, was a native of Shanyang (now Huai'an, Jiangsu) in the Ming Dynasty and lived approximately from 1581 to 1582. "Journey to the West" was written by Wu Cheng'en based on folk legends and storytelling, with revisions and arrangements. This novel portrays the story of the Monkey King, Sun Wukong, who causes chaos in Heaven and Hell, assists Tang Sanzang in his pilgrimage to retrieve the Buddhist scriptures, and subdues demons and monsters. It features a compelling plot, extraordinary and magnificent imagination, especially in the creation of the all-powerful Monkey King, who has been beloved by people for centuries.