http://samurai-archives.com/w/index.php?title=Journey_to_the_West&feed=atom&action=historyJourney to the West - Revision history2024-03-28T22:56:48ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.2http://samurai-archives.com/w/index.php?title=Journey_to_the_West&diff=30409&oldid=prevLordAmeth: Created page with "*''Chinese/Japanese'': 西遊記 ''(Xī Yóu Jì / saiyuuki)'' ''The Journey to the West'', known in Japanese as ''Saiyûki'', and also sometimes known simply as ''Monkey''..."2015-02-15T20:30:52Z<p>Created page with "*''Chinese/Japanese'': 西遊記 ''(Xī Yóu Jì / saiyuuki)'' ''The Journey to the West'', known in Japanese as ''Saiyûki'', and also sometimes known simply as ''Monkey''..."</p>
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''The Journey to the West'', known in Japanese as ''Saiyûki'', and also sometimes known simply as ''Monkey'' in English, is considered one of the Four Classic [[Ming Dynasty]] Novels, along with the ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]'', ''[[Water Margin]]'', and ''[[The Plum in the Golden Vase]]''. First published in [[1592]] and based on the [[Tang Dynasty]] journey of the monk [[Xuanzang]] to India, it is the fantastical story of Sūn Wùkōng (J: ''Son Gokû''), also known as the Monkey King, one of four supernatural disciples assigned by the [[Buddha]] himself to accompany Xuanzang and protect him from danger.<br />
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The manga and anime series ''Dragon Ball'' is loosely based on the story. Numerous plays, TV shows, films, and so forth in both China and Japan retell the famous story.<br />
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==References==<br />
*Conrad Schirokauer, et al, ''A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations'', Fourth Edition, Cengage Learning (2012), 254.<br />
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