Journey to the West (Color Illustration)

Author: Wu Cheng'en (Ming Dynasty)
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This is a famous mythological novel. The story follows the journey of Tang Sanzang to retrieve Buddhist scriptures, with Sun Wukong as the protagonist. It transforms social and natural conflicts into a dazzling and magical world, subtly depicting the spirit of the working people who defy feudal rule, fear no oppression, overcome difficulties, and engage in a resolute struggle against all disasters and evil forces. This book is a color-illustrated deluxe edition. To live in this world, the essence lies in the process. The journey of Tang Sanzang in Journey to the West is also a process. The description of Sun Wukong in this journey—fearless of challenges, tenacious, brave, and optimistic—accurately reflects the attitude one should adopt in life. Most of the stories in Journey to the West are brilliant and vivid, but some plotlines are repetitive, rough, and dull, while others promote superstitious ideas of karma. The "deluxe edition" has been edited and rewritten to enhance the narrative and focus the content. Additionally, the "deluxe edition" caters to readers by using standardized modern Chinese, aiming for concise, lively, and dynamic sentences. Although this is just a "deluxe edition," readers will encounter a refined and complete story of Journey to the West.