num_pages: 2346
description: Journey to the West is a classic Chinese mythological novel. It was written during the Ming Dynasty based on traditional folktales. Consisting of 100 chapters, this fantasy relates the adventures of a Tang Dynasty (618-907) priest Sanzang and his three disciples, Monkey, Pig and Friar Sand, as they travel west in search of Buddhist Sutra. The first seven chapters recount the birth of the Monkey King and his rebellion against Heaven. Then in chapters eight to twelve, we learn how Sanzang was born and why he is searching for the scriptures, as well as his preparations for the journey. The rest of the story describes how they vanquish demons and monsters, tramp over the Fiery Mountain, cross the Milky Way, and after overcoming many dangers, finally arrive at their destination - the Thunder Monastery in the Western Heaven - and find the Sutra.Attached are a number of illustrations drawn during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
language: English
title: Journey to the West
titlecomplete: Journey to the West (4-Volume Boxed Set)
characters: 玄奘, 猪八戒, 沙和尚, 孙悟空
genres: China, Classics, Adventure, Fantasy, Asia, Novels, Literature, Mythology, Chinese Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 2072
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category: Übersetzung
publisher: Foreign Languages Press