Journey to the West (Understand Journey to the West in One Book)

Among the four famous classics, "Journey to the West" is interesting and fascinating. It does not require readers to have too much literary knowledge as a foundation for reading, nor does it require the accumulation of historical knowledge, so it can be read easily. This novel is based on folklore, now we also call it myth or fairy tale. But if you regard it as a fairy tale, then many classic fairy tales in the world will be overshadowed by it. Germany has "The Adventures of the Bragg King", which can be said to be a household name, but China's "Journey to the West" is not just "The Adventures of Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty"? In China, "Journey to the West" is also a household name, known to women and children, and has long been remade into film and television dramas and cartoons. "Journey to the West", we can regard it as a Chinese fantasy novel. Everyone should understand that fantasy novels and magical novels are very popular in the West, but compared with "Journey to the West", they pale into insignificance. For example, there are witches in the West, and we have goblins; there is magic in the West, and we have enchantments. Well, "Journey to the West" has "magic power" that you didn't expect. So, have these already ignited your desire to read?