Journey to the West

Summary

Journey to the West is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.25% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,227 views/month, #72 of 28,446).^[2]

Key Facts

• Journey to the West authored Wu Cheng'en^[3].
• Journey to the West authored Li Chunfang^[4].
• Journey to the West's instance of is recorded as literary work^[5].
• Journey to the West's genre is fantasy^[6].
• Journey to the West's genre is gods and demons fiction^[7].
• Journey to the West's genre is adventure fiction^[8].
• Journey to the West's genre is Taoist literature^[9].
• Journey to the West was followed by A Supplement to the Journey to the West^[10].
• Journey to the West's depicts is recorded as Xuanzang^[11].
• Journey to the West is part of Four Great Classical Novels^[12].
• Journey to the West is part of Four Great Masterworks^[13].
• Journey to the West's Commons category is recorded as Journey to the West^[14].
• Journey to the West's language of work or name is recorded as written Chinese language^[15].
• Journey to the West's country of origin is recorded as Ming dynasty^[16].
• Journey to the West was released on 1592^[17].
• Journey to the West's characters is recorded as Sun Wukong^[18].
• Journey to the West's characters is recorded as Zhu Bajie^[19].
• Journey to the West's characters is recorded as Sha Wujing^[20].
• Journey to the West's characters is recorded as White Dragon Horse^[21].
• Journey to the West's characters is recorded as Baigujing^[22].
• Journey to the West's characters is recorded as Red Boy^[23].
• Journey to the West's characters is recorded as Princess Iron Fan^[24].
• Journey to the West's characters is recorded as Xuanzang^[25].
• Journey to the West's characters is recorded as Nüwa^[26].
• Journey to the West's characters is recorded as Jade Emperor^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Wu Cheng'en^[3], a poet^[28], 1500–1582^[29], of Ming dynasty^[30] and Li Chunfang^[4], a politician^[31], 1510–1584^[32], of Ming dynasty^[33].

Publication

Journey to the West was published on 1592^[17]. Its language of work or name is recorded as written Chinese language^[15]. Genres include fantasy^[6], gods and demons fiction^[7], adventure fiction^[8], and Taoist literature^[9]. Part of include Four Great Classical Novels^[12], a group of literary works^[34] and Four Great Masterworks^[13], a group of works^[35].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Journey to the West was followed by A Supplement to the it^[10].

Why It Matters

Journey to the West ranks in the top 0.25% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,227 views/month, #72 of 28,446).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]