Journey to the West

Author: Wu Cheng'en
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: This book depicts the ancient monk Tang Sanzang, accompanied by his three disciples, who undergo countless hardships, climb mountains, cross rivers, and endure hunger and cold, traveling over 10,000 kilometers to the West to retrieve the Buddhist scriptures. Along the way, they overcome dangers, slay demons, and finally achieve their goal. Author Wu Cheng'en processed and organized folk mythological stories into this monumental work. The structure is rigorous, the conception is unique, and it creates a breakthrough in literary history unprecedented in the past, ranking as rare in the literary circles of both ancient and modern China and the world.