Journey to the West was one of the most fantastic works in Chinese classical literature. It depicted the story of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, and Tang Sanzang, the four main characters, who went through eighty-one difficulties to obtain scriptures from the Western Heaven. In this process, they encountered many magic barriers and dangers, and at the same time, they also displayed the myths, legends, religions and other elements of traditional Chinese culture. This novel had extremely high literary and artistic value and was hailed as a classic in the history of Chinese novels.
Journey to the West was one of the four famous Chinese classical novels. It was about the Tang Dynasty monk Xuanzang and his three disciples, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sand, who went to India to obtain the scriptures after going through 81 difficulties. The novel depicted a wealth of characters, showing the good and evil of human nature, the transformation of moral concepts, etc. It also integrated elements such as myths and legends, Taoism, Buddhism, etc. It was a classic work with profound cultural heritage.
Chinese classical literature is very rich. The following are some of the famous works: Dream of the Red Chamber, a love story between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu in the Qing Dynasty, is a classic of Chinese classical novels. 2. The Water Margins, which depicted the uprising of 108 righteous men in the Ming Dynasty, was one of the representative works of Chinese martial arts novels. 3. Journey to the West-The Ming Dynasty's adventure story of Sun Wukong and other characters is a classic work of Chinese mythological novels. 4 Romance of the Three Kingdoms-The historical story of the Three Kingdoms period in the Ming Dynasty is one of the outstanding representatives of ancient Chinese novels. Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio-The Qing Dynasty depicted various supernatural stories and was one of the representative works of Chinese romanticism. The Book of Songs, a collection of poems from the pre-Qin period, contains thousands of poems. It is one of the earliest collections of poems in China. The works of Qu Yuan, a poet of the State of Chu during the Warring States Period, are one of the important sources of Chinese romantic poetry. In addition, there were also classic works such as The Analects of Confucius, Mencius, Tao Te Ching, and Journey to the West that had a profound influence on Chinese culture.
The latest edition of Journey to the West, which was published in 2017 by the People's Literature Press, was 978-7-5060-5144-4.
In the Journey to the West, a passage from Monk Sand in the Chinese classical literature series is as follows: Monk Sand was a character in Journey to the West. He came from another disciple of Tang Sanzang who was on the way to the Western Heaven to get scriptures. His name was Sha Wujing. Monk Sand was originally a mortal, but he got a magic tool--Jingu Bang by chance and obtained extraordinary power through cultivation. Along the way, Monk Sand, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and the White Dragon Horse experienced many dangers and challenges. He assisted Tang Sanzang in obtaining scriptures to protect Tang Sanzang and his team, and also had a deep emotional entanglement with other characters. In Journey to the West, the image of Monk Sand was very colorful and deeply rooted in people's hearts. His character, behavior, and experiences were all deeply impressive. He was a very brave, kind and loyal character, but also a person full of wisdom and philosophy.
The first 20 chapters of Journey to the West in classical Chinese are summarized as follows: Lingtai Kingdom This chapter tells the story of the Lingtai Kingdom. The king of the kingdom heard that Sun Wukong could learn from the scriptures and asked him for help. Sun Wukong went to Lingtai Kingdom and had a debate with the king and ministers. In the end, he won their trust and support. Banana Fan This chapter tells the story of Sun Wukong going to the banana fan production area to find a fan. On his journey, he met the Bull Demon King, Princess Iron Fan, and the others. He had an intense battle with them. In the end, Sun Wukong got the banana fan and took it to Chang 'an. Flaming Mountain This chapter tells the story of Sun Wukong who went to the Flaming Mountain to find the truth and defeated the demon king of the Flaming Mountain. Then he went to the Bull Demon King's house to rescue Princess Iron Fan and went to Chang 'an with her. Kingdom of Women This chapter tells the story of Sun Wukong's journey to the Kingdom of Women. On his journey, he met the daughters of the king and his ministers and helped them escape the pursuit of the demon king. Later, he went to Chang 'an and met Tang Sanzang and others. Wuzhuang Taoist Temple This chapter tells the story of Sun Wukong going to Wuzhuang Taoist Temple to look for demons. On his journey, he met the demon Red Boy and helped him escape the pursuit of the Demon King. After that, he went to Chang 'an to meet up with Tang Sanzang and the others. The Golden Cicada Master This chapter tells the story of the encounter between the Golden Cicada Master and Sun Wukong. During the journey, the Golden Cicada Master introduced them to the dangers and difficulties of the journey and encouraged them to persevere in pursuing their goals. Bull Demon King This chapter described the battle between Sun Wukong and the Bull Demon King.
'Dream of the Red Chamber' and 'Water Margins' were neck and neck.
The complete classical Chinese version of Journey to the West could be translated into modern Chinese as: Journey to the West was one of the four famous novels in ancient China. The author was Wu Chengen. The novel tells the story of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Monk Sand, and Tang Sanzang (also known as the "Journey to the West") who went to India to retrieve Buddhist scriptures. The main plot and characters of the novel are well expressed in the classical Chinese edition. Reading the classical Chinese edition can help us better understand the ancient Chinese culture and history. However, due to the changes in language and context, it may be difficult for modern readers to read the classical Chinese version. Therefore, if we translate the complete works of Journey to the West in classical Chinese into modern Chinese, we can divide it into several parts to introduce the main plot and characters of the story so that readers can understand the story.
The influence of Chinese classical literature in the West is very great because the origin of Western literature can be traced back to ancient Greece and ancient Rome, and ancient Chinese literature is one of the important sources of Western literature. The novels, poems, and essays in Chinese classical literature all had high artistic and literary value, which had a profound influence on Western literature. For example, the ancient Chinese novel "Dream of the Red Chamber" had an important impact on the narrative techniques and character design of Western literature, while "Journey to the West" had a huge impact on the development of Western fantasy literature. The poems in Chinese classical literature are also an important part of Western literature. For example, Hamlet, a play by William shakespeare, was influenced by ancient Chinese poetry. In Western literature, it was also common to quote or imitate ancient Chinese poetry. The influence of Chinese classical literature in the West was not only far-reaching, but also produced some unique literary styles and literary schools such as Orientalism, mysticism, realism and so on. These literary styles and schools influenced the development and form of Western literature to a certain extent.
The list of famous works of Chinese classical literature is as follows: Dream of the Red Chamber, a love story about Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu in the Qing Dynasty, is a classic in Chinese classical literature. 2. Journey to the West-The story of Sun Wukong and the others protecting Tang Sanzang to obtain Buddhist scriptures in the Ming Dynasty is regarded as a classic in the history of Chinese literature. 3. Water Margins-The Yuan Dynasty depicted the righteous lives of Song Jiang, Lin Chong, and others. It was regarded as a classic work of Chinese martial arts novels. Romance of the Three Kingdoms-Yuan Dynasty tells the story of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others during the Three Kingdoms period. It is a classic work of ancient Chinese novels. 5 The Scholars-The Qing Dynasty used the scholars as the background to describe all kinds of funny stories. It was regarded as a humorous novel in the history of Chinese literature. 6 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio-The stories of ghosts and immortals in the Qing Dynasty were regarded as a collection of short stories in the history of Chinese literature. 7 "Dream of the Red Chamber"-The Qing Dynasty gave an annotation and explanation of "Dream of the Red Chamber" and was regarded as an annotation of "Dream of the Red Chamber". 8 "Water Margins Lecture Notes"-The book written by Yan Song, an official of the Ming Dynasty, is an analysis of the plot and characters in "Water Margins" and is regarded as the lecture notes of "Water Margins". 9 Romance of the Three Kingdoms-An analysis of the plot and characters in Romance of the Three Kingdoms written by Qian Qianyi, an official of the Ming Dynasty, is regarded as the collection of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 10 The Scholar's Follow-up-The Qing Dynasty continued the story in the first book and regarded it as the Follow-up to The Scholar.
The original novel of Journey to the West was not written in classical Chinese. It was a famous Chinese web novel that was written in vernacular Chinese. Journey to the West was originally written by the Ming Dynasty novelist Wu Chengen in the early 17th century. The story of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Monk Sand, and Tang Sanzang, who went to the Western Paradise to obtain Buddhist scriptures, was one of the classics in Chinese culture.