Journey To The West Picture Book

Journey to the west widely known as monkey xi you ji is the most popular mythological novel attributed to wu cheng en.

Journey to the west picture book. It is one of the four great classical novels of chinese literature. The novel is based on the actual 7th century pilgrimage of the buddhist monk xuanzang 602 664 to india in search of sacred texts. Each cycle can be divided into twelve phases. Journey to the west chinese pinyin xiyouji or wade giles romanization hsi yu chi foremost chinese comic novel written by wu cheng en a novelist and poet of the ming dynasty 1368 1644.

This book with excellent illustrations describe teacher and pupil four people difficult course of buddhist scriptures and in vivid journey to the west pilgrimage to the west famous picture book chinese edition. Journey to the west is an outstanding fantasy novel in ming dynasty. Journey to the west is an epic tale of the journey of the monk xuanzang and is one of the most influential works in chinese literature. Each of the adventures explores specific issues and the chinese daoist interpretation.

Xī yóu jì is a chinese novel published in the 16th century during the ming dynasty and attributed to wu cheng en. The novel tells a story that monk xuanzang and his disciples. Each phase lasts 10 800 years. It is one of the four great classical novels of chinese literature.

Journey to the west chinese. It has been described as arguably the most popular literary work in east asia. He used mythology to obscurely reflect actual social conflicts and the appeals of the people. It is a large complicated text that incorporates various.

As a guide to thoughts strange and alien to western minds it is second to none. Read difficulties resolved on the journey to the west. 20pcs journey to the west chinese famous classic picture books for kids age 3 8 with pinyin paperback january 1 2017 by wu cheng en author li jinlong editor 3 7 out of 5 stars 4 ratings. I ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x xi and xii the twelve branches.

Ming wu cheng en zhu. Picture book of journey to the west set 2 volumes hardcover january 1 1991 by meng qingjiang author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. It is thus intended as educational. In the arithmetic of the universe 129 600 years make one cycle.