Journey to the West

Author: Shi Yanbo
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: The Journey to the West may already be familiar to young readers. Whether through animations or comic books, the mischievous Sun Wukong, the compassionate Tang Monk, the clumsy Zhu Bajie, the loyal Sha Wujing, and the various mythical creatures all leave a deep impression. The Journey to the West adopts a fantastical form to tell the story of Tang Monk and his three disciples traveling 108,000 li, overcoming 81 trials, and finally reaching the West to retrieve the true scriptures. Along the way, Sun Wukong uses his fiery eyes to discern various shapes of demons and monsters, alongside his two disciples to eliminate evil and protect his master. The scenes are highly exciting and the most captivating aspect for young readers. The Journey to the West depicts a truly magical world: Sun Wukong's iron staff can grow or shrink; a single recitation of the tightening headband spell makes Sun Wukong roll in pain; the White Bone Demon transforms into human form to deceive the kind-hearted Tang Monk; a thousand-year-old tortoise speaks—everything is the result of the author's ingenious creativity. To make Sun Wukong more vivid, the author Wu Cheng'en even went into the mountains to observe monkeys. It is precisely because of the author's efforts that we see a world that is both rich in colorful imagination and grounded in reality. This book is an abridged version of The Journey to the West. We have selected plots rich in knowledge points and rearranged them in concise language, with appropriate complexity, and complemented them with lively and vivid illustrations. This not only helps young readers broaden their horizons but also brings them joy.