Journey to the West - Exquisite Illustrations of the Four Great Classical Novels (Exquisite Illustrations of the Four Great Classical Novels)

Author: Xiao Hao
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: Long ago, in the east of the world, there was a proud country called Aolai. In Aolai, there was a Flower Fruit Mountain, full of bright flowers and sweet fruits. At the top of Flower Fruit Mountain, there was a large immortal stone. One day, the immortal stone suddenly cracked with a loud noise, and a stone egg rolled out from within. When a strong wind blew, the stone egg turned into a stone monkey, with golden light shooting from its eyes. The stone monkey was very clever. He slowly got up from the ground, bowed in all directions, and soon learned to walk, run, and jump. He left the immortal stone to find his friends.
On Flower Fruit Mountain, the stone monkey ate wild fruits when hungry, drank spring water when thirsty, and spent his days playing with the little animals. He jumped on branches, picked fruits, and did somersaults, living a very happy life. One day, while taking a bath, the monkeys discovered a huge stream of water pouring down from a high mountain ravine, making a thunderous sound. The monkeys were amazed by the huge waterfall and decided that whoever could enter it without getting hurt would be crowned king.
Looking at the high and fast waterfall, none of the monkeys dared to go in. At this moment, the stone monkey jumped out from the group, shouting loudly, "I'll go in! I'll go in!" Closing his eyes, he leaped forward and disappeared into the white mist of the waterfall in no time.
Opening his eyes, the stone monkey found himself standing on an iron bridge, with a spacious and clean stone cave beside it. Walking across the bridge, he discovered it was indeed a wonderful place: stone chairs, stone beds, stone basins