The Journey to the West, Books 22, 23 and 24

This book contains the full text of the 22nd, 23rd and 24th stories in our Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. The three stories told here are unchanged from the three original books except for minor editing and reformatting. In The False Buddha, Tangseng and his disciples arrive at Small Thunderclap Monastery where a demon traps Sun Wukong between two gold cymbals. Later, the travelers confront a giant snake and…

The Journey to the West, Books 19, 20 and 21

This book is a compilation of books 19, 20 and 21 in our Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. The three stories told here – The Great Demon King, The Cave of Fire, and The Country of Women – are unchanged from our original versions except for minor editing and reformatting. In The Angry Monkey, the Buddhist monk Tangseng has harsh words for his eldest disciple, the monkey king Sun…

The Journey to the West, Books 16, 17 and 18

This book is a compilation of books 16, 17 and 18 in our Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. The three stories told here – The Great Demon King, The Cave of Fire, and The Country of Women – are unchanged from our original versions except for minor editing and reformatting. In The Great Demon King, the Buddhist monk Tangseng and his disciples meet and try to outwit and overpower…

The Journey to the West, Books 13, 14 and 15

This book contains the full text of the 13th, 14th and 15th stories in our Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. The three stories told here are unchanged from our original versions except for minor editing and reformatting. In The Magic Ginseng Tree, the Buddhist monk Tangseng is visited in a dream by someone claiming to be the ghost of a murdered king. Tangseng’s chief disciple Sun Wukong offers to…

The Journey to the West, Books 1, 2 and 3 (in Traditional Chinese)

This book is a compilation of the Traditional Chinese versions of books 1, 2 and 3 in our Journey to the West series of story books for people learning to read Chinese. The three stories told here – Rise of the Monkey King, Trouble in Heaven, and The Immortal Peaches – are unchanged from our original versions except for minor editing and reformatting. These three stories all focus on the adventures of Sun Wukong, the Handsome…

The Journey to the West, Books 10, 11 and 12

This book is a compilation of books 10, 11 and 12 in our Journey to the West series of story books for people learning to read Chinese. The three stories told here – The Magic Ginseng Tree, The Monster’s Secret, and The Five Treasures – are unchanged from our original versions except for minor editing and reformatting. In the Magic Ginseng Tree, Tangseng and his disciples arrive at a secluded mountain monastery which turns out to be the home of a…

The Journey to the West, Books 7, 8 and 9

This book is a compilation of books 7, 8 and 9 in our Journey to the West series of story books for people learning to read Chinese.The three stories told here – The Monster of Black Wind Mountain, The Hungry Pig, and The Three Beautiful Daughters – are unchanged from our original versions except for minor editing and reformatting. In The Monster of Black Wind Mountain, we tell the story of the first few months of the journey…

The Journey to the West, Books 4, 5 and 6

This book is a compilation of books 4, 5 and 6 in our Journey to the West series of story books for people learning to read Chinese.The three stories told here – The Young Monk, The Emperor in Hell, and The Journey Begins – are unchanged from our original versions except for minor editing and reformatting. In The Young Monk, we tell the story of Xuanzang, the monk chosen by the Buddha to undertake the dangerous journey westward…

The Journey to the West, Books 1, 2 and 3

This book is a compilation of books 1, 2 and 3 in our Journey to the West series of story books for people learning to read Chinese. The three stories told here – Rise of the Monkey King, Trouble in Heaven, and The Immortal Peaches – are unchanged from our original versions except for minor editing and reformatting. These three stories all focus on the adventures of Sun Wukong, the Handsome Monkey King, is one of…