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  2. Journey to the West - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. Monkey King - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 December 2024. Character in Chinese mythology For other uses, see Monkey King (disambiguation). "Wukong" redirects here. For other uses, see Wukong (disambiguation). "Qi Tian Da Sheng" redirects here. For Pu Songling's story, see The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal. In this Chinese name, the family name is ...

  4. Wu Cheng'en - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. List of Journey to the West characters - Wikipedia

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    The Jade Emperor (玉皇大帝), who is based in the celestial palace in Heaven, is the supreme ruler of the Three Realms.; The Grand Mother of Mount Li (Chinese: 驪山老母)

  6. Monkey (novel) - Wikipedia

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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.

  7. Six-Eared Macaque - Wikipedia

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    The Six-Eared Macaque—and not to be mistaken for the Macaque King (獼猴王), one of the same Seven Sages (七聖) Fraternity of Sworn Brothers, that Sun Wukong is a member of—is, according to the Buddha, one of the four spiritual primates that do not belong to any of the ten categories that all beings in the universe are classified under.

  8. List of media adaptations of Journey to the West - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. List of Chinese mythology - Wikipedia

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    Some mythology involves creation myths, the origin of things, people and culture. Some involve the origin of the Chinese state. Some myths present a chronology of prehistoric times, many of these involve a culture hero who taught people how to build houses, or cook, or write, or was the ancestor of an ethnic group or dynastic family.