Illustrated Journey to the West

Author: Wu Cheng'en
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Publish Date: 1999-03-01
Features: The Journey to the West is a re-creation based on the folk tales of Tang Sanzang and related stories, ballads, and dramas. The entire book consists of 100 chapters. Chapters 1 to 7 tell the story of Sun Wukong's birth and his rebellion in Heaven; chapters 8 to 12 introduce Tang Sanzang's background, Wei Zheng slaying a dragon, and Emperor Taizong's journey to the underworld, explaining the reason for Tang Sanzang's pilgrimage to the West; chapters 13 to 100 depict Sun Wukong's conversion to Buddhism, his journey with Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing to protect Tang Sanzang to the Western Heaven, overcoming 81 trials along the way, obtaining the true scriptures, and finally achieving enlightenment.