Journey to the West Vernacular Version

"Journey to the West" is the first romantic chapter-length novel about gods and demons in ancient China, written by Wu Cheng'en in the Ming Dynasty. This novel is based on the historical event of "Tang Monk's Study for Buddhist Scriptures". Through the author's artistic processing, it profoundly depicts the social reality at that time. The story mainly tells the story of Sun Wukong after he was born and caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace. He met Tang Monk, Zhu Bajie, Sha Monk and White Dragon Horse, traveled west to obtain Buddhist scriptures, experienced ninety-nine and eighty-one hardships along the way, conquered demons, and finally the Five Sages came true. Sun Wukong is powerful, witty and brave; Tang Monk is compassionate and kind but sometimes too pedantic; Zhu Bajie is greedy and lazy but has a simple and honest personality; Sha Monk is honest and loyal. They have different personalities, but they support each other in the process of learning and overcome many difficulties together. "Journey to the West" is not only a literary work with rich imagination and profound meaning, but also reflects the values ​​​​and philosophical thoughts in traditional Chinese culture, and is deeply loved by readers.