Journey to the West

Author: Wu Cheng'en
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: Sun Wukong is a stone monkey born in Flower Fruit Mountain. He learns the magic of immortality and the 72 transformations. He rouses the Dragon Palace to borrow the Golden-Hooped Rod, disrupts the underworld to erase the (register of the dead), and causes a second rebellion in Heaven, terrifying the Jade Emperor. After converting to Buddhism, he protects Tang Monk on his journey to the West to retrieve the Buddhist scriptures. Along the way, he subdues demons and monsters, overcomes countless hardships, demonstrates his extraordinary abilities, and finally achieves enlightenment. "Journey to the West" is rich in fantasy, with a thrilling plot, well-developed characters, and is a longest mythological epic in both China and the world.