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As one of the four great classics, "Journey to the West" has been studied and compiled by many people since it was written. This review of "Journey to the West" is based on the Shidetang edition, and the collated editions are Yang Minzhai's edition, Zhu Dingchen's edition, Li Zhuowu's commentary, Tang Monk's Journey to the West, Tang Sanzang's complete biography, Journey to the West Zhengdao Shu, and Xinshuo Journey to the West, etc. Detailed annotations were made on the ideas, famous objects, classics, cultural phenomena, etc.; Errors in the reference books and old annotations were corrected; various methods were used to interpret the difficult points in the novel using knowledge from different disciplines; full use was made of the research results of past dynasties, as much as possible collected and sorted out, and the best ones were chosen; and the religious content was explored in as much detail as possible. This latest annotation could have given modern readers a deeper understanding of Journey to the West, a vivid novel of gods and demons.

"Journey to the West" is an outstanding artistic achievement with its rich and unique artistic imagination, vivid and tortuous storyline, vivid artistic images, and humorous language. Among them, artistic image and language are the most prominent. It has successfully created artistic images such as Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Monk Sha, and Bull Demon King that combine human, divine and animal characteristics, making these artistic images deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

"Journey to the West" is "a mythological novel with rich content and brilliant ideas". It is the first romantic novel about gods and demons in ancient China written by Wu Cheng'en, a novelist in the Ming Dynasty, with a positive romantic approach. The full text tells the story of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Sha Monk and White Dragon Horse protecting Monk Tang on his journey to the west to obtain scriptures. The five masters and apprentices experienced various hardships and dangers along the way, slaying demons and demons along the way, fighting wits and courage, turning dangers into dangers, and finally reaching the West and obtaining the scriptures. The work creates many lifelike images, cleverly combines the good and evil in the world of gods and demons with the real society, praises the master and apprentice's fearless and courageous spirit, fully expresses the author's realist feelings, and the ideological theme of promoting justice and punishing evil.

"Journey to the West" is the first romantic chapter-length novel about gods and demons in ancient China. The book mainly describes the story of the birth of Sun Wukong and the havoc in the Heavenly Palace, and later the story of how he, Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng, defeated demons and protected Monk Tang on his journey to the west to obtain Buddhist scriptures. The book combines the thoughts and content of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. It is loved by readers of all cultural levels. It has been widely circulated among the people since its publication and is listed as one of the "Four Great Masterpieces" of Chinese classical novels. This version of "Journey to the West" is mainly based on Shi Detang's version of "Journey to the West" with newly engraved official-style large characters, which has been popular for more than 400 years. There are 100 chapters in the main text, plus a chapter on "Tang Monk's Origin". The plot is complete, unabridged and original. This book is jointly reviewed by Li Zhuowu and Huang Zhouxing. Their reviews are of great help in understanding the novel's ideas, revealing the characters' personalities, analyzing the text structure, and appreciating the novel's beauty.

"Journey to the West" is revered as one of the four classic Chinese classics. It is based on "Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty", folklore and Yuan dramas. The Song Dynasty's "The Tripitaka of the Tang Dynasty's Collection of Buddhist Scriptures" (originally called "The Tripitaka of the Tang Dynasty's Collection of Buddhist Scriptures") is the early prototype of the Journey to the West story in spoken language. Among them, the Tang Monk is based on Master Xuanzang.

"Journey to the West" was written by Wu Cheng'en, a novelist of the Ming Dynasty. It is based on "Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty", folklore and Yuan dramas. The Song Dynasty's "The Tripitaka of the Tang Dynasty's Collection of Buddhist Scriptures" (original name "The Tripitaka of the Tang Dynasty's Collection of Buddhist Scriptures") is the earliest prototype of the Journey to the West story in spoken language. Among them, the Tang Monk is based on Master Xuanzang. As one of the four classic Chinese classics and the first romantic novel about gods and demons in ancient China, the book profoundly depicts the social reality at that time and is a pioneering work of magical realism. It first describes the birth of Sun Wukong, and then meets Zhu Bajie, Monk Sha, and Monk Tang. However, it mainly describes the three people Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sha protecting Monk Tang as he journeys to the west to obtain Buddhist scriptures. Monk Tang endures eighty-one hardships from reincarnation to Buddhist scriptures, defeats demons along the way, and finally reaches the West to see Tathagata Buddha, and finally the Five Saints come true.

The large-print version will be published this time, and the original version will be based on four famous works from the "Chinese Classical Literature Reader Series" with the largest circulation. Among them, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Journey to the West" have been comprehensively revised and improved.