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![]() There he comes face to face with the Ten Kings of the Underworld, survives a harrowing journey through hell, and finally escapes with the help of a deceased courtier. Due to a mixup involving the wrongful execution of a dragon king, Taizong falls ill, dies, and is dragged down to the underworld. Q: In short, what is Journey to the West about?Ī long time ago, in a magical version of ancient China, the great Tang Empire is ruled by an emperor named Taizong. ![]() and returned 17 years later with priceless knowledge and texts of Buddhism. The novel’s storyline is loosely based on an actual journey by a Buddhist monk also called Xuanzang who traveled from the city of Chang’an (today’s Xi’an) westward to India in 629 A.D. ![]() Wikipedia sums up the book’s role perfectly, saying, “Enduringly popular, the tale is at once a comic adventure story, a humorous satire of Chinese bureaucracy, a spring of spiritual insight, and an extended allegory in which the group of pilgrims journeys towards enlightenment by the power and virtue of cooperation.” Q: Is Journey to the West based on a real story? Its place in Chinese literature is roughly comparable to Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey in Western literature. ![]() It is probably the most famous and best-loved novel in China and is considered one of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature. Journey to the West (西游记, Xīyóu Jì), is a Chinese novel written in the 16th century by Wu Cheng’en (吴承恩, Wú Chéng’ēn). ![]()
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