Journey to the West [Tracing Edition]

Name: Journey to the West [Tracing Edition]
Author: Pale Ink, Supreme Mystery

西游记【临摹版】

by Pale Ink, Supreme Mystery (淡墨太玄)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 233k Words
Genre: Eastern Fantasy
Subgenre: Fantasy High-Concept
Updated: 2y ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

Of the Four Great Classical Novels, Journey to the West comes first.

Its deeper meanings reward reflection; the more you savor them, the more astonished you become.

Its artistic techniques are extraordinary, its mysteries profound and beyond words.

Its classics have endured for ages, translated and interpreted in many languages.

The stories of Journey to the West have blossomed in countless forms, with all kinds of tales vying for attention.

More than a dozen versions appeared during the Ming and Qing dynasties, but few new versions have been written in modern times.

Today, I dare to make additions, cuts, and revisions, clumsily showing off my skills before an expert as I compose these verses.

A few inept lines add a touch of color, while simple strokes of pale ink sketch the profound and mysterious.

Since this is Journey to the West, its classics cannot be left out.

Its characters and deeds will not be greatly altered.

The Monkey King takes center stage, and the four companions travel together.

They journey west to obtain the scriptures, facing an uncertain number of tribulations.

(Since this is Journey to the West, it must include the classic stories that have been passed down through the ages, such as "The Creation of the World," "The Birth of the Monkey King," "Flower-Fruit Mountain and Water Curtain Cave," "The Monkey King Seeks a Master," "Havoc in Heaven," and the classic legend of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Monk protecting Tang Sanzang on their journey to the Western Heaven to obtain the scriptures, enduring the Eighty-One Tribulations along the way. Therefore, I have made no major cuts to or subversive changes to these classic stories and characters, which are widely known among the people.)

If anything is inappropriate, please offer your criticism and corrections!

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