Journey to the West is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is regarded as one of the great Chinese novels, and has been described as
Earliest known edition of the book, published by the Shidetang Hall of Jinling, from the 16th century
The four protagonists, from left to right: Sun Wukong, Tang Sanzang (on the White Dragon Horse), Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing, as depicted on the Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing
The 1592 edition of Journey to the West, published by Jinling's Shidetang Hall, is considered the earliest extant printed version of the book. It features captioned cross-page illustrations depicting various scenes.
Porcelain pillow showing characters
Classic Chinese Novels are the best-known works of literary fiction across pre-modern Chinese literature. The group usually includes the following works: Ming dynasty novels Romance of the Three Kingd
Journey to the West
…pinyin: Xīyóujì) is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is regarded as one of the great Chinese novels, and has been described as arguably the most popular literary work in East Asia. It was widely known in English-speaking countries through the British…
Sha Wujing, Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong, and Zhu Bajie (Journey to the West) in Shao opera
Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu (Dream of the Red Chamber) in Yue opera
Zhang Fei, Liu Bei, and Guan Yu (Romance of the Three Kingdoms) in Sichuan opera
Ma Lin, Lin Chong, Hu Sanniang, and Qin Ming (Water Margin) in Peking opera