Project Gutenberg 2007-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 3400 Wu, Cheng'en 吴承恩 Wu, Ju-chung Wu, Ruzhong Wu, Sheyang 西遊記 Journey to the West 西游记 Xi you ji Produced by Leong Joana Kit Ieng "西遊記" by Cheng'en Wu is a classic Chinese novel written during the 16th century. The story follows the adventures of Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King, as he seeks enlightenment, faces numerous challenges, and ultimately accompanies a monk on a pilgrimage to retrieve sacred texts. This work combines elements of fantasy, adventure, and philosophical exploration, making it a timeless piece in literature. The opening of "西遊記" introduces the mythical origins of Sun Wukong, who is born from a mystical stone on Flower-Fruit Mountain. As he grows, he showcases remarkable abilities, learning to walk, speak, and engage in playful antics with other monkeys. Despite the idyllic life in the mountains, Wukong grapples with existential thoughts about mortality and desires to achieve immortality. His journey begins as he decides to leave the mountains in search of wisdom and the means to escape death, leading to his eventual encounter with the Buddha and other celestial beings. This portion sets the groundwork for Wukong's character development and highlights the blending of humor and profound themes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Folklore -- China Legends -- China Xuanzang, approximately 596-664 -- Fiction Chinese fiction -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 PL Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 2326080 2326020 2024-09-10T09:37:49.961674 2023-09-10T12:37:48.899695 text/html text/html 2326073 2326013 2024-09-10T09:37:50.394697 2023-09-10T12:37:49.134696 text/html text/html 1074980 2024-09-10T09:38:02.319622 application/epub+zip 1114121 2024-09-10T09:37:52.449685 application/epub+zip 1114121 2024-09-10T09:37:51.377665 application/epub+zip 2131069 2024-09-10T09:38:09.490574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2091364 2024-09-10T09:38:01.487605 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2092782 2022-09-11T07:50:18.904616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2264110 2024-09-10T09:37:49.281675 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2264071 2007-12-22T06:47:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 1010899 2007-12-22T06:48:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18555 2024-09-10T09:38:09.633540 application/rdf+xml 7989 2024-09-10T09:37:51.722680 image/jpeg 2367 2024-09-10T09:37:51.549627 image/jpeg 1064782 2024-09-10T09:37:50.572644 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog zh.wikipedia en.wikipedia