What were the highlights of Journey to the West?
"Journey to the West" was one of the four famous ancient Chinese novels. It told the story of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Monk Sand, and Tang Sanzang, four people who went to the Western Heaven to obtain scriptures after going through 81 difficulties. Here are the highlights of Journey to the West: Unique storyline: Journey to the West tells the story of the various difficulties and challenges that the four pilgrims encountered along the way. These challenges are not only thrilling but also full of wisdom and philosophy. The structure and plot of the story fluctuated, making it exciting and fascinating. 2. Rich character images: Journey to the West has created a series of distinct characters such as Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Monk Sand and Tang Sanzang. These characters had their own characteristics and personalities, showing the life, culture, and values of ancient Chinese society. 3. Diverse cultural elements: Journey to the West is a combination of many cultural elements such as Buddhism, Taoism, folktales, myths, etc. These cultural elements intertwined to form a rich and colorful story world. 4. Profound ideology: Journey to the West contains profound ideology such as human nature, morality, philosophy of life, etc. The author expressed his thought-provoking thoughts about life through the narration of the story. Journey to the West is an ancient Chinese novel with extremely high literary value and depth of thought, not only in China but also in the world.