Sun Wukong: The Journey to the West (English only)

September 16, 2024

A long, long time ago, in a magical version of ancient China, an island called Aolai stood in the sea like a king in his palace. In the center of the island was Flower Fruit Mountain, and at the very top of the mountain was a large stone, as tall as six men. The stone was made pregnant by heaven and earth, and one day the wind blew over the egg and it cracked open.…

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The Journey to the West (English only)

June 12, 2023

A long, long time ago, in a magical version of ancient China, an island called Aolai stood in the sea like a king in his palace. In the center of the island was Flower Fruit Mountain, and at the very top of the mountain was a large stone, as tall as six men. The stone was made pregnant by heaven and earth, and one day the wind blew over the egg and it cracked open.…

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The Journey to the West (Chinese only)

December 30, 2022

This book contains the complete text, in Simplified Chinese, of the entire 31-volume Journey to the West series of graded readers by Jeff Pepper and Xiao Hui Wang. No pinyin, no English, no glossary. 775 pages. Journey to the West is probably the most famous and best-loved novel in China and is considered one of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature. The original Chinese novel written by Wu Chen’en in the 16th century…

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The Journey to the West (hardcover)

November 18, 2022

This is the complete text, in Simplified Chinese, pinyin and English, of the entire 31-volume Journey to the West series of graded readers by Jeff Pepper and Xiao Hui Wang. and full glossary.  It’s available in print as a “coffee table” book (8.5″ x 11″, hardcover, weight over 5 pounds) and also as an ebook. It is written for people who are learning to read Simplified Chinese and want to enjoy a fascinating story while…

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The Journey to the West, Books 30 and 31

September 18, 2022

This book contains the full text of The Lazy Monk and The Last Trial, the final two books in our Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. The stories told here are unchanged from our original books except for minor editing and reformatting.

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The Journey to the West, Books 28 and 29

August 20, 2022

This book contains the full text of The Dharma Destroying Kingdom and The Nine Headed Lion, the 28th and 29th books in our Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. The stories told here are unchanged from our original books except for minor editing and reformatting.

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The Journey to the West, Books 25, 26 and 27

May 19, 2022

This book contains the full text of the 25th, 26th and 27th 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 Great Peng and His Brothers, the travelers arrive at a tall mountain and must confront three powerful demons: a blue-haired lion, an old yellow-tusked elephant, and a huge terrifying bird.…

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

February 27, 2022

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…

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

January 3, 2022

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 Angry Monkey, The Burning Mountain, and The Rain of Blood – 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 Wukong. This…

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

September 13, 2021

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…

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