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2 days ago · Dec 1, 2020. Written in the 16th Century, by the Chinese poet and scholar Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West has earned itself a reputation as one of the great works of classic Chinese literature—standing alongside the similarly revered Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The Water Margin, and Dream of the Red Chamber.
May 9, 2024 · Journey to the West, by Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) writer Wu Cheng'en, follows the adventures of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) monk Xuanzang and his three disciples: the animal spirits Sun Wukong, or the Monkey King, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing, on their journey to find Buddhist scriptures.
May 9, 2024 · Journey to the West, by Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) writer Wu Cheng'en, follows the adventures of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) monk Xuanzang and his three disciples: the animal spirits Sun Wukong, or the Monkey King, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing, on their journey to find Buddhist scriptures.
May 9, 2024 · Undertaking a journey to the West. (From left) Chinese scholar and translator Dong Qiang, dancer-choreographer Wang Yabin and French composer Laurent Petitgirard at Beijing Dance Academy on April ...
6 days ago · Emperor Shi Zong took Tao Zhong-wen, a famous Taoist, as his teacher and was very respectful to him. In "Journey to the West", this situation occurred in many countries, like the country of Wuji, Tarrycart and Bhiksuland. Wu Cheng-en wrote this to satirise the political reality in the Ming dynasty.
1 day ago · Ibn Battuta is a patronymic literally meaning "son of the duckling". His most common full name is given as Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Battuta. In his travelogue, the Rihla, he gives his full name as Shams al-Din Abu’Abdallah Muhammad ibn’Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf Lawati al-Tanji ibn Battuta.
May 26, 2024 · Yang Jie, director of the TV series Journey to the West, passed away on April 15 at the age of 88 years, triggering nostalgia, especially among those born in the 1970s and 1980s. Yang's series was adapted from Wu Cheng'en's novel of the same name. Written in the 16th century, the Chinese classic chronicles the legendary pilgrimage of a Buddhist ...
