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Monkey: A Folk-Tale of China, more often known as simply Monkey, is an abridged translation published in 1942 by Arthur Waley of the sixteenth-century Chinese novel Journey to the West conventionally attributed to Wu Cheng'en of the Ming dynasty. Waley's remains one of the most-read English-language versions of the novel.
Journey to the West (Chinese: 西遊記; pinyin: Xīyóu Jì) is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en.It is regarded as one of the great Chinese novels, and has been described as arguably the most popular literary work in East Asia. [2]
When Sun Wukong rebels against Heaven, Li Jing is ordered to lead a celestial army to attack the monkey at Mount Huaguo. Jinzha (金吒) is Li Jing's eldest son. Muzha (木吒) is Li Jing's second son and a disciple of Samantabhadra and Guanyin. Nezha, the Third Lotus Prince (蓮花三太子哪吒), is Li Jing's third son and a warrior deity ...
The character of Monkey in Netflix's The New Legends of Monkey (2018–2020), portrayed by Chai Hansen, is based on Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en. The character of Son Goku in Dragon Ball is based on Sun Wukong, as attested by his monkey tail, staff, and name (which is simply the Japanese reading of the same name in Chinese: 孫悟空). [18]
Wu was born in Lianshui, Jiangsu province, and later moved to Huai'an. [1] [2] [3] Wu's father, Wu Rui, had a good primary education and "shown an aptitude for study", [1] but ultimately spent his life as an artisan because of his family's financial difficulties. Nevertheless, Wu Rui continued to "devote himself to literary pursuits", and as a ...
Monkey: Journey to the West is a stage adaptation of the 16th century novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en.It was conceived and created by the Chinese actor and director Chen Shi-Zheng along with British musician Damon Albarn and British artist Jamie Hewlett.
Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, was written in the 16th century and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. Stories and characters were widely used, especially in Beijing opera, and the novel has been adapted many times in modern film, television, stage, and other media.
But Monkey later learns that the Jade Emperor had banished the emperor to the “World of Oblivion,” which lies beyond the “World of the Future.” Xiang Yu takes him to a village housing a set of Jade gates that lead to the World of the Future. Monkey leaps through and travels hundreds of years forward in time to the Song dynasty.