Li Angang criticizes Journey to the West

Author: Li Angang
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features:
Wu Cheng'en was absolutely not the author of the 100-colume novel Journey to the West;
Before the 20th century, the authorship of Journey to the West was always attributed to Qiu Chuji;
The origin of the Monkey King can be found in the phrase "Beauty is within" from the Kun Yan chapter of the I Ching;
Sun Wukong is not a heroic rebel, but a symbol of the perfect human spirit;
The cultural prototype of Journey to the West is the classic of the Quanzhen Taoism, Jing Xing Guizhi;
The cultural prototype of Tang Sanzang's 81 trials is the 81 chapters of Huan Yuan Pian by Song Shi Xinglin;
The theme of Journey to the West is not about being entertaining or amusing, but about portraying the teachings of Quanzhen Taoism;
The true protagonist of Journey to the West is every reader symbolized by Li Shimin;
Journey to the West is not a mythological novel, a fairy tale, a farce, or a satirical novel, but the only literary genre in the history of world literature that consciously carries the traditional heritage of the Chinese nation!
Journey to the West should be one of the world's nine wonders!
It shines through the ages and benefits all generations!