In the early 1940s, there was China's earliest Journey to the West cartoon, Princess Iron Fan. In 1960, Wan Laiming participated in the drawing design and directing work of the animated film Uproar in Heaven. On July 23, 1999, the animated version of Journey to the West was aired on CCTV's comprehensive channel,"Big Windmill." The animation took nearly six years to complete. Read more exciting novels for free
The 1986 edition of Journey to the West, The Kingdom of Women, was filmed from 1982 to 1986 and was completed at the end of 1986. Watching Journey to the West: Sun Wukong Beats the White Bone Demon Three Times is not enough. Everyone is welcome to click to read the novel!
The filming process of the 86 edition of Journey to the West was full of hardships. In terms of funding, Central TV had initially only allocated a small sum of money to test the waters and film the first episode of "Demon Slayers, Wuji Nation." After the episode was broadcast, the response was enthusiastic and the viewership ratings soared to 89.4%. Thus, Central TV had approved another 3 million yuan for the production team to continue filming. But for a fantasy drama like this, 3 million was used up very quickly. Even with the sponsorship from director Yang Jie, the funds were completely exhausted by the end of the 15th episode. Later, the person who played the role of "centipede spirit" and the deputy director of the production team received 3 million yuan from the 11th Engineering Bureau of the Ministry of Railroads to continue filming. Moreover, the production team was so tight that the average cost of each actor in each episode was no more than 80 yuan, and the food expenses of the actors were only 50 cents per person per day. In terms of the shooting environment, in order to capture the feeling of "traveling" in Journey to the West, the crew traveled to 26 provinces in the country, from the Flame Mountain in Turpan, Xinjiang, to the Changbai Mountain in Guilin, to the Water Curtain Cave in Huangguoshu, Guizhou, and the Inner Mongolia Prairie. However, this also led to a lot of expenses on the road, and the filming period was too long. He was also suspected of taking money to "travel at public expense" and almost cut off his funding. At that time, most of the filming locations were original forests, river banks, dilapidated houses, etc., and the conditions were very simple. In terms of technology, the special effects technology at that time was not advanced, and there were many difficulties in the filming. For example, there were staff members in the scene of the meeting in the Heavenly Court, the fairy "flying" on a skateboard, the photographer accidentally showed his face when the Guanyin Bodhisattva taught the Golden Hoop Incantation, and there were wires in the scene, etc. Even though the conditions were so simple, the crew still relied on simple props and hard work to create the fairy air of the Heavenly Court. Moreover, there were many details of the protagonist team in the play that were exposed. For example, Sun Wukong's clothes changed color, the monkeys on Huaguo Mountain changed their clothes, Tang Sanzang changed three waves of actors, and Xiao Tianquan's style changed greatly in a short period of time. However, this also reflected the way the crew dealt with difficulties back then. The entire 86-episode Journey to the West took six years to complete. Watching Journey to the West: Sun Wukong Beats the White Bone Demon Three Times is not enough. Everyone is welcome to click to read the novel!
In the 86th edition of Journey to the West, the Southern Heavenly Gate was filmed during the summer of 1983. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
The filming locations of Journey to the West in Guangxi included Lujia Village on the outskirts of Guilin (the opening scene), Guilin's Seven Star Rock (the scene of the Great Sage making a scene in Bajiao Cave), Guilin's Flute Reed Rock (many scenes of the East Ocean Dragon Palace scene), Pingnan Beidi Mountain, and Luzhai County Xiangqiao Karst National Park (the scene of Spider Cave). <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
The update time for Journey to the West was rather complicated. The annual animation stopped updating on February 21, 2024, and resumed updating on April 24. After that, it was updated every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., with the first two episodes. "Journey to the West: The End"(aka "Journey to the West: Year Fan") was broadcast in the mainland of China on November 1, 2024. It had three episodes (three episodes for members and one episode for non-members) and would be updated every Friday at 10 am.
There were many versions of the Journey to the West cartoon. Among them, the 1999 version of CCTV animation was more well-known. It faithfully presented the main branch story of the main plot of the novel Journey to the West. The image of Sun Wukong had the advantages of the original work and the innocence of a child. The minor changes in the plot were in line with the development of the story and the thoughts of the characters. For example, in the episode where Monk Sha was captured by Liusha River, the plot of Monk Sha snatching Zhu Bajie's small package (which contained a love letter to Miss Gao of Gao Laozhuang) was added to increase the comedic effect and reflect Zhu Bajie's feelings. Tang Sanzang cooperated with Sun Wukong to lure out Bodhisattva Lingji while fighting with the yellow wind monster. The first seven episodes of this animation were different from the last 44 episodes. There were many legends in the first seven episodes, such as being thought to be produced by the United States, but the actual situation of the producers was not the case. On the contrary, the last 44 episodes had many American people participating. The first seven episodes might have been due to lack of funds, but the production of the following episodes caught up with the era of international animation technology. The special effects of the last 44 episodes were significantly improved. The level of animation was not bad even in 2D animation around 2010 or even now. The plot was quite different from the original work. The first seven episodes had many original plots since the birth of Sun Wukong, such as the attention of Bodhi Patriarch, the help of the Patriarch after he was captured by the Heavenly Court, and the chaos in the Heavenly Palace for the Purple Fairy. In the last 44 episodes, a lot of plots were deleted and magically changed, such as strengthening the yellow-robed monster and Red Boy, weakening the Bull Demon King, and adding the plot of the purple fairy using the Queen Mother's diamond to help Sun Wukong open the golden cymbal in the yellow-browed monster episode. However, there were also some parts that matched the original work, such as the creation of the image of the green bull. However, there were also some good parts of the adaptation, such as the adaptation of the relationship between Bodhi and Wukong, Wuzhuang Taoist Temple Wukong seeking Bodhisattva and other plots with educational significance. At the end, Wukong, Bajie, and Monk Sand accompanied Tang Sanzang back to Chang 'an to sublimate the relationship between master and disciple. There were also details of the good image of Tang Sanzang and the relationship between master and disciple. The opening and ending songs of this version of the animation, such as "Brother Monkey" and "White Dragon Horse", were also classics. The 2010 version of Journey to the West animated version cost more than a million yuan to produce. It was a domestic animated blockbuster. It set a new record for Asian animated films at the Cannes TV Festival in France and the South African International Film Festival, winning gold medals and successfully entering the mainstream European and American markets. The whole play was humorous and full of imagination. The theme song was Li Yuchun's "AOAEQ Depart". Watching Journey to the West: Sun Wukong Beats the White Bone Demon Three Times is not enough. Everyone is welcome to click to read the novel!
In Journey to the West, there was a plot related to pagodas. For example, in Jisai Country, there was a Golden Light Guoguo Temple that was built by imperial decree. There was a pagoda in the temple, and on the pagoda were Buddhist treasures and sariras. Later, the sariras on the pagoda were stolen. Sun Wukong launched an investigation and captured Murky and Murky. But I'm not sure what you want to ask about the pagoda, such as the appearance of the pagoda, the details of the plot related to the pagoda, or other related questions? Watching Journey to the West: Sun Wukong Beats the White Bone Demon Three Times is not enough. Everyone is welcome to click to read the novel!
Here are a few recommended doujinshi novels: 1. " The Nine-headed Bug of the Rebirth Journey to the West ": The protagonist is reborn as a Nine-headed Bug, a strange beast of heaven and earth. He has a golden finger when he travels. He can travel through the heavens and search for the Great Dao. In the story, he refined the Heavenly Demon Body and became a prehistoric beast, Ghost Chariot. He also became a demon and became a sea of evil thoughts. 2. " Journey to the West Earth Lord ": It was about Ye Xuecheng, the number one assassin in the world, who traveled to the world of the Journey to the West and was reborn as a small land. He was dissatisfied with the fate of the small land being driven by demons and was determined to point his sword at the Great Dao and become a real local god. 3. " I'm the Demon King in Journey to the West ": The modern youth Shi Zheng transmigrated into Journey to the West and became a lion spirit. He was also one of Sun Wukong's sworn brothers. He realized that he had become the poorest monster in the world and began a life of farming, raising fish, and building infrastructure. Please note that the recommended doujinshi novels are based on the search results provided. There may be other excellent works that are not included.
The broadcast times of the different versions of Journey to the West were as follows: - The 2006 edition of Journey to the West was broadcasted on Japan's Fuji TV from January 9 to March 20, 2006. - Central TV's 86 edition of Journey to the West started filming in 1982. It aired on Central TV during the Spring Festival in 1986. Starting from February 1, 1988, the first 25 episodes were all broadcast, followed by 16 sequels. - Zhang Jizhong's version of Journey to the West was first broadcasted on July 28, 2011 on Southern Film and Television Channel and Hubei Jingshi Channel, and then on January 30, 2012 on Tianjin Satellite TV, Zhejiang Satellite TV and other channels.
The reason why Journey to the West was listed as a banned book in ancient times might be as follows: First, it was essentially a description of the political struggle between Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. In the book, Confucianism represented the Jade Emperor (referring to the real Emperor Jiajing), Taoism represented the Taishang Laojun (which could be regarded as the cabinet or civil service system), and Buddhism represented the Tathagata Buddha (symbolizing eunuchs and Jinyiwei). Sun Wukong was used by the Jade Emperor to suppress Taoism. On the way to obtain the scriptures, he continued to expand the Buddhist power and suppress the Taoist territory. Zhu Bajie and Monk Sha were the spies planted by the Jade Emperor and the Grand Supreme Lord in the team. This political metaphor may not be accepted by the rulers. Secondly, the book had a bad description of the king's image. For example, the king of Bao Xiang Kingdom almost worshipped Madam Bai Gu, and the "king" of Lion Camel Kingdom treated the people as a buffet. This would make the emperor feel that he had damaged his authority, and it might also cause the people to have a bad impression of the ruling class. Third, the book showed the darkness of officialdom and social corruption. Tang Sanzang was constantly being bullied by officials, demons, and demons colluding with dignitaries. This might be seen by the emperor as implying that the court was unreliable. Fourth, the immortals in the book descended to the mortal world to disrupt the order, which was contrary to the emperor's idea of "the return of heaven's will", making the emperor nervous. Watching Journey to the West: Sun Wukong Beats the White Bone Demon Three Times is not enough. Everyone is welcome to click to read the novel!