The Journey to the West is one of the classical Four Great Classical Novels in China, and three of his works are named The Journey to the West: one is The Journey to the West, the geographical work of Yuan Taoist Qiu Chuji; Second, Yang Jingxian's zaju The Journey to the West; The third is the novel The Journey to the West, written by Huayang Cave (generally considered as Wu Cheng'en or Li Chunfang). The Journey to the West was compiled by Wu Cheng'en, a novelist in the mid-Ming Dynasty, through the efforts of numerous folk artists and writers. This book describes the legendary adventure story of the Monkey King, Pig Bajie and Friar Sand, who protected Tang Priest's Buddhist scriptures in the West and experienced 81 difficulties.
The classic The Journey to the West Journey to the West is written by Wu Cheng'en, one of the classical Four Great Classical Novels in China, and is an excellent ghost story novel. The novel begins with seven stories about "making havoc in Heaven", and puts the image of the Monkey King at the top of the book. From the eighth to the twelfth, I wrote the stories of Tathagata, Guanyin becoming a monk, Kevin·Z descending dragons and the birth of Tang Priest, explaining the origin of the scriptures. From the 13th to the end of the book, 500 years later, Guanyin told the Monkey King the way to save himself: he would follow Tang Sanzang to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures and be his apprentice, and he would be saved when he achieved a positive result. The Monkey King followed Tang Sanzang on the road and met a monster on the way. Together with Bajie and Friar Sand, they embarked on a arduous journey to learn from western classics.
His works were written in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, when the social economy was prosperous, but the politics was deteriorating and people's lives were difficult. The author criticizes this unreasonable phenomenon through stories. This work * * * one hundred times, more than six hundred thousand words. Divided into titles, each title is presented in a neat double way. The story tells the story of Tang Sanzang and his disciples the Monkey King, Zhu Bajie, Friar Sand and Bai who went to the Western Heaven to learn Buddhist scriptures through eighty-one difficult.
The content is divided into three parts:
The first part (one to seven times) introduces the Monkey King's miraculous work, causing havoc in heaven;
The second part (eight to twelve times) tells the reason why Sanzang learned the scriptures;
The third part (chapters 13 to 100) is the main body of the whole story, and it is written that Wukong and others finally arrived in the Western Heaven to retrieve the scriptures.
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Tang Priest: The Tang Priest in the novel is a fictional character, which is different from the real master Xuanzang in history. The Tang Priest in the novel, whose common surname is Chen and posthumous title, whose legal name is Xuanzang, was originally the reincarnation of the second disciple of the Buddha. He is a posthumous child. Because of his parents' tragic and bizarre experiences, he grew up in a temple after becoming a monk, became a monk in Huasheng Temple, and finally moved to a famous temple in Beijing to practice. Tang Priest is studious and highly savvy, and stands out among the monks in the temple. Finally, he was selected by the emperor of the Tang Dynasty and went to the Western Heaven to learn from the scriptures. On the way to learn Buddhist scriptures, the Tang Priest successively surrendered three disciples, the Monkey King, Pig Bajie and Friar Sand. Golden cicada reborn-Buddha is loyal and kind, dedicated to Buddha, timid and pedantic, and has poor identification ability.
The Monkey King: Also known as Monkey King, Monkey King and Monkey King. Dongsheng Shenzhou Oleguo Huaguoshan Lingshi was bred, and Ling Ming boulder was born when it burst into the wind. In Huaguoshan, a group of monkeys pointed to the waterfall in Huaguoshan and said, Who dares to go in and find a home for us? Those who don't harm our health will worship it as a king. The stone monkey found water curtain cave and took this opportunity to hide the word "stone". After eight or nine years, I learned seventy-two changes by learning from Xu Bodhi in Fangcun Mountain, Niulingtai. The weapon was the "Dinghai Shenzhen" snatched from the Dragon King of the East China Sea, and it was named Golden Hoop. Since then, the Monkey King, who claimed to be the Great Sage of Monkey, made a scene in the Heavenly Palace and was suppressed by the Tathagata under the Five Elements Mountain (Wuzhishan), unable to move. Five hundred years later, the Tang Priest went to the Western Heaven to learn Buddhist scriptures, passed by Wuxing Mountain, and broke the spell before he saved the Monkey King. The Monkey King was so grateful that, at the instigation of Guanyin Bodhisattva, he worshipped the Tang Priest as a teacher and went to the Western Heaven to learn Buddhist scriptures. On the way to learn from the scriptures, the Monkey King exorcised demons and made many remarkable achievements. However, he was twice misunderstood and expelled by Tang Priest and his disciples. Finally, the four of them arrived at the Buddhist Leiyin Temple and got the true scriptures. The Monkey King's cultivation was successful, and the seal fight defeated the Buddha. The Monkey King is smart and lively, brave and loyal, hates evil, dares to resist, loves freedom, eliminates all evils and is full of fighting spirit, which has become the embodiment of wit and courage in China culture. Therefore, the Monkey King could easily become the idol worshipped by little boys in China, and become a rebel and traitor in feudal society. He is active, naughty, martial arts, brave and witty, and hates evil.
Pig Bajie: Also known as Li è. Zhu Wuneng, the Monkey King often called him a "bookworm". Tian Peng, the former marshal of the Heavenly Palace, came down to earth for molesting Chang 'e. But the wrong pig fetus has grown into a pig-faced person. Catch the civilians in Gaolaozhuang and be subdued by the Monkey King. The repair was successful, and the title was Beijing Detective. Pig's weapon is nine-tooth nail palladium. Pigs can only change 36. The image of Pig Bajie is a very successful image created by Wu Cheng'en. Although he is lazy, he is the Monkey King's right-hand man. Selfish as he is, he is very likable. Although I like making trouble, I quit when I encounter difficulties, but I am very loyal to my master. Marshal Tian Peng (playing the role of Chang 'e), the messenger of the net altar (thirty-six changes), is simple and honest, sleepy, dissolute, brave in fighting, not afraid of demons, and has the consciousness characteristics of small producers and ordinary citizens
Friar Sand: Also known as Sha Wujing, the general of the shutter in front of the Heavenly Palace, was banished to the world for breaking the glass lamp at the flat peach party and offending the Queen Mother. It was turned into a monster by Liushahe (Tanglouse Essence), and was later subdued by Tang Priest and his disciples who were responsible for carrying the burden. After it was completed, it was named "Golden Lohan". The weapon used is crescent shovel. The book also calls Friar Sand "Friar Sand".
The sand monk is honest and honest, which can be seen from his heavy voice and sincere eyes when he calls "Big Brother" in TV series. He is not as rebellious as the Monkey King, nor as lazy and lustful as Zhu Bajie. Since he gave up his status as a monster, he has been following the Tang Priest wholeheartedly, being honest and selfless, working hard and observing Buddhist precepts. Although his personality is not clear, there are not many scenes, but he is an indispensable figure in The Journey to the West.
Bai: Work hard and complain. The third prince of the Dragon King (who set fire to the jade emperor beads in the temple and was demoted to the Snake Mountain)-Eight Steps Dragon Horse.
On their way to the Western Heaven to learn Buddhist scriptures, the four of them went through 14 years of cold and heat, and 998 1 times of hardships, fighting with all kinds of monsters and ghosts, and finally arrived in the Western Heaven to retrieve the true scriptures. After Bai, he was recuperated in Hualong Pool and injured himself on the huge pillar of Yin Temple. Among them, the most classic stories are the Monkey King's disturbance in the Heavenly Palace, Gao Laozhuang's taking Bajie, Bajie's fighting with Liushahe (taking the opportunity to take Friar Sand), Monkey King Thrice Defeats the Skeleton Demon, Ginseng Fruit, Pansi Cave, Flame Mountain, and the true and false Monkey King. In the struggle against monsters, he portrayed the distinctive personalities of the four masters and apprentices, and the story was very vivid.
Guanyin Bodhisattva is dignified and kind. She often holds a bottle of pure willow, which has the magic of bringing back the dead. She is also one of the proud disciples of the Tathagata Buddha. He is merciful and saves people from danger. When people encounter disasters, as long as they pronounce their names, they can hear the voices of suffering in the world, so they are called Guanyin. The Monkey King damaged the ginseng fruit tree in Yuan Daxian town on his way to the Western Heaven to learn Buddhist scriptures, and could not be cured, so he had to ask Guanyin Bodhisattva for help. I saw Guanyin Bodhisattva holding a clean bottle in her left hand and Yang Liuzhi in her right hand, slightly dipped in nectar, bringing the ginseng fruit tree back to life. On the way to learn from the Tang Priest, he helped the Monkey King to subdue Hong Haier, Marshal Tian Peng and the Three Princes of the West Sea Dragon King, and let the Tang Priest and his disciples learn from the Buddhist scriptures in the Western Heaven, which was the savior for all people in the world to get love, peace and happiness.
The Jade Emperor, also known as the Jade Emperor Da Tian Zun Xuan the king of world, has been practicing martial arts since childhood. After more than 3,000 years of immortality and 1555 robbery, each robbery lasted for129,600 years, and he became the supreme master in charge of heaven, earth and human beings, and was also regarded as the noblest god by Buddhism and Taoism. The Jade Emperor lives in the Lingxiao Hall of the Golden Queyun Palace, which consists of thirty-three heavenly palaces and seventy-two halls. His ten generations of hades are in charge of life and death. The Four Seas Dragon King is in charge of weather changes; Nine obsidian stars, five generals, twenty-eight nights, four heavenly kings and other brave people cover the land; Taibai Venus, Jiro Zhenjun, Wufang Wuxaoxian all have boundless magic power; And there is a secret protection from the Buddha in the West. The Jade Emperor is merciful and merciful, and he is also the savior of all beings.
The Queen Mother lives in Yaochi, so she is also called the Queen of Yaochi. She held a flat peach festival in Yaochi to entertain immortals from all walks of life, only to be disturbed by the Monkey King, the Great Sage of Qitian. The flat peach she planted is the most magical. Small peach trees have been cooked for 3 thousand years, and those who eat them are light in fitness and immortal. Ordinary peach trees are only cooked once in 6000 years. When people eat them, they soar in the daytime and live forever. The best food is cooked in 9000. People eat with the world, and shine with the sun and the moon. She is the most respected goddess in the Heavenly Palace. She is responsible for banquets for immortals in heaven and for marriage and childbirth on earth. It's the wife of the Jade Emperor.
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[Edit this paragraph] Related poems
There are many poems of Journey to the West, which have profound artistic conception, but they also have the shortcomings of repetition. Choose several articles today, hoping to get a glimpse of the leopard in the tube: (the original text has no title, and the title is added by the editor)
Journey to the West begins (selected from the first trip)
Chaos distinguishes between heaven and earth, and no one sees it. Since Pangu broke the HarmonyOS system, it has opened up a clear distinction from here.
Covering the crowd and respecting benevolence, I found that everything was getting better. If you want to know the power of nature, you must watch the westward journey.
Water curtain cave (from the first time)
Moss piles green, white clouds float jade, and misty clouds shake gently. Virtual window quiet room, sliding stool plate flower. The dragon ball in the milk hole hangs on the ground and is full of exotic flowers and plants. There are traces of fire on the cliff near the cooker, and you can see the dregs by the case. The stone bed on the stone platform is really lovely, and the stone bowl in the stone basin is even more impressive. Look at that one-pole, two-pole pruning bamboo, 3.5 clubs. A few pine trees often bring rain, just like a family.
Huaguoshan (selected from the first time)
Wang Yang, Shizhen, Weining Yaohai. Wang Yang Town, whitebait in the tide enters the hole; Weining Yaohai, the waves turn over the snow and the waves leave the deep. Fire and water are high in the corner, and the East China Sea is high at the top. Dan Cliff is a strange rock, and the stone wall has been cut off. Dan Cliff and Cai Feng both sound; Before cutting the wall, Kirin lies alone. Listen to the golden rooster crowing at the top of the mountain, and every dragon in the cave comes and goes. There are deer and foxes in the forest, and there are fairy birds and cranes in the trees. Yao grass and exotic flowers never fade, and pine and cypress are in Changchun. Xiantao often bears fruit and leaves clouds every time it prunes bamboo. A ravine is thick with vines, and the grass on all sides is a new color. All rivers will be in Optimus Prime, and the roots of the earth will not move.
Tongtian River (selected from Chapter 47)
The sun shines on the moon and shadows float in the sky.
Lingpai swallowed Hua Yue and flowed through all rivers.
The waves are rolling, the waves are rolling.
There is no fishing fire on the shore, and herons sleep in the sand.
At a loss, just like the sea, it is endless at first glance.
The ancient meaning of the evening breeze (from Chapter 64)
The ancient temple in front of the rock is cold, and the waste hills are locked with smoke. The white crane is in the middle of the year, and the green grass is under the stage since the Spring and Autumn Period.
Bamboo shakes green and wears doubtful words, and birds sound like resentment. It is difficult for chickens and dogs to enter, and it is inaccessible to people. There are idle flowers and wild vines on the wall.
Five guest poems (selected from Chapter 64)
Zen is as clean as the moon, and poetry is as fresh as blue.
Good sentences are full of beauty, and good articles are full of treasures.
After the Six Dynasties, it was prosperous, and at the beginning of the Four Dynasties, it was deleted.
Half pillow pine wind tea is immature and full of spring.
Antique, Moonlight Nostalgia (from Chapter 36)
When the sky hangs a mirror, the mountains and rivers are full of shadows. Qionglou Yuyu is clear and full of light, and the ice is clear and the silver plate is cool.
Wan Li's face is bright at this time, and it is the brightest and freshest tonight. Mud leaves the sea like frost cakes, but hangs in the blue sky like ice wheels.
Don't be lonely at the window of the gazebo, the old people in the mountain village sleep. At first, I was surprised by the autumn temples in Hanyuan, and then I went to a publicity party in Qin Lou.
Yu Liang has a poem that spreads the history of Jin Dynasty. Justin can't sleep on the river boat. The surface of the smooth floating cup is cold and weak, and there are immortals in the Qing court.
Snow sings in windows everywhere, and ice strings play in every courtyard. Come to the mountain temple quietly tonight, when will you return to your hometown?
Listen to the night in the pagoda (below) Chapter sixty-two
The walls are cold and the lights are bright. Six street seals (yǒu) and three city seals.
Fishing boats return to deep trees and plough short ropes. The woodcutter's axe rests, and the students recite.
Lei Yin ancient temple
At the top of the mountain, the roots are connected with the Sumeru Mountains. Qiao Feng arrangement, rugged rocks. Yao grass under the cliff has strange flowers, and Zizhi is fragrant next to the winding path. Fairy apes pick fruits into the peach forest, but they seem to burn gold; The white crane sacrifices branches, and it is like smoke holding jade. Cai Feng and Qing Luan, right. Cai Feng is both a pair and famous in the world. Qingluan is right, dancing in the wind is rare in the world. Look at Huang Sensen's golden tile mandarin duck, with bright tiles and agate. The eastern and western lines are all Gong Rui Suzaku; South, North, no Hozoin. The sun shines on the Temple of the King, and a purple flame is sprayed in front of the Guardian Hall. The pagoda is obvious, the flowers are overflowing, the ground is higher than the sky, and the clouds are getting longer and longer. The world of mortals is not exhausted, and Dafatang has nothing to lose.
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Wu Cheng'en (150 1 year? - 1582? ), the word Ruzhong, born in Shanyang County, Huai 'an Prefecture (now Chuzhou District, Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province), Han nationality, novelist of Ming Dynasty. Wu Cheng'en didn't get a one-year-old tribute student until he was about 40 years old. He went to Beijing to wait for an official position, but he was not selected. Because his mother was poor, he went to Changxing as a county magistrate. In the end, he was falsely accused and left home two years later. In his later years, he made a living by selling prose and lived about 82 years old. Since childhood, Wu Cheng'en likes reading wild stories and is familiar with ancient myths and folklore. Frustrated in the imperial examination, Wu Cheng'en's life was difficult, which deepened his understanding of the feudal imperial examination system and the dark society, and prompted him to express his inner dissatisfaction and resentment in the form of strange novels. He said to himself, "although my title is intellectual monster, I don't know ghosts, but I actually remember the variation of human beings, and I have a lesson."
His father, Wu Rui, was born in a family where a junior official was reduced to a small businessman. He was optimistic, open-minded and pursued the philosophy of happiness. He named his son Cheng En, the word Ruzhong, which means that he can study as an official, inherit the business of emperors, benefit the people and be a loyal minister in history. When Wu Cheng'en was a child, he was eager to learn and read and recite quickly. He is good at painting, calligraphy, lyrics and Go, and he also likes to collect Fa Tie's famous paintings. As a teenager, he was famous in his hometown for his outstanding literary talent and was appreciated by people. He thought he was "as good as picking up a mustard tuber" in the imperial examination.
In addition to being diligent and eager to learn, he especially likes to search for anecdotes and read books such as immortals, ghosts, foxes and monkeys. For example, unofficial history, with the growth of his age, developed a hobby of seeking novelty in this colorful mythical world, which had a great influence on his The Journey to the West creation. After the age of 30, the anecdotes he searched have been "hidden in his chest" and he has a creative plan. At the age of 50, I wrote the first ten chapters of The Journey to the West, which was interrupted for many years for some reason. It was not until he resigned in his later years and returned to his hometown that he finally finished The Journey to the West's creation, which lasted for 8 years.
Wu Cheng'en, who entered his youth, is a wild and arrogant young man. Low social status, poverty and hardship made this great genius wild and uninhibited, which attracted a flood of laughter. Gone are the days when he was praised by others. When Wu Cheng'en was about twenty years old, she married a girl from her hometown named Ye. After marriage, she had deep feelings. Although Wu Cheng'en was bohemian, she was virtuous and faithful to her wife. In the ten years of Jiajing, Wu Cheng'en achieved excellent results in the annual examination and scientific research, obtained the qualification of Jinshi, and went to Nanjing to take the provincial examination with friends. However, his talent is not as good as his companion's. He, a famous genius in a village, fell into Sun Shan. The following spring, his father passed away with regret. Wu Cheng'en accepted the lesson of his first failure and studied hard for the next three years, but he still failed in the exam in the autumn of Jiajing 13th year. Wu Cheng'en felt ashamed and resentful, and fell ill this winter. Two defeats after having obtained the provincial examinations, plus the death of his father, dealt a great blow to Wu Cheng'en. In his view, it is not only unreasonable to fail the jury in the exam, but also a shame for parents and grandparents. However, he didn't think that he didn't have the ability to get in, but his fate was not good. He believes that "fame and fortune have their own lives, and it is stupid to have them?"
Wu Cheng'en lived a different life, upright and upright. The reason why he is so talented and tried and tested is probably related to his unwillingness to please Shangguan against his will. He hates corrupt officialdom, doesn't want to go against his heart, and holds a negative attitude towards the dark reality. He wrote in the poem "Jiro's Song of Seeking Mountains": "The disaster of human beings is not for apes and cranes, but for insects. Sitting in the song room with the five ghosts, I didn't see the four murderers in court. Ye Fu was very grateful, but he felt sorry for his kindness. Wear an evil knife on your chest. You can't hate it. Save the moon has a goal to save the Japanese bow. Are there no heroes in the world? Who can make some contribution to Lin Feng for me and make it last for ten thousand years? " It is believed that the reason for the "civil disaster" and the ugliness of social reality is that the rulers are not good at employing people and let the bad guys like "Five Ghosts" and "Four Fierces" take power. He wanted to "make a fortune" and "be king" to turn Gan Kun around, but he was short of talents and ambitious, so he could only sigh generously when the wind came. The hardships of life have brought Wu Cheng'en no less pressure than the failure of scientific research. After his father died, he had to manage all the expenses at home, but he was unable to support his family, let alone have the means to support it. The source of family life, in addition to getting back six dou of rice from the university every month, can only eat the legacy left by my father. After tasting the ups and downs of social life, I began to think more clearly and deeply about the problems of social life and fight against unreasonable society with my own poems.
Wu Cheng'en also wrote a collection of short stories, Yu Zhi Ding, and many poems. The former is now lost, and only one preface can be seen; The latter was seriously lost, and only a small part of it was compiled into four volumes by his school sister, including poetry 1 volume, prose 3 volumes and 38 short poems at the end of the volume. Based on this, modern scholars edited and published The Poems of Wu Cheng'en.
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It is a true story in history that Tang Priest learned the scriptures. About 1300 years ago, in the third year of Emperor Taizong's Zhenguan (629), Xuanzang, a 29-year-old young monk, led his disciples to leave the capital Chang 'an and go to Tianzhu (India) to study. After his departure from Chang 'an, he passed through Central Asia, Afghanistan and Pakistan. When I was in Gao Changguo, the residents there worshipped Buddhism very much. The king was very happy to see that they were monks in the Tang Dynasty. He is willing to make them state-protected wizards, plus 120 gold and 1000 horses. Disciple wavered and finally stayed in Gao Changguo, while Xuanzang sneaked out and fled to the west. But was stopped by Gao Changguo soldiers. I didn't expect them to escort Xuanzang Xi to learn the scriptures. The soldiers gave Xuanzang a white horse and some documents, and Xuanzang was very grateful. He made several bows in the direction of the palace and then rode to the west. Xuanzang finally arrived in India after difficulties and obstacles. He studied there for more than two years and gave a speech at a large-scale debate on Buddhist classics, which was well received. In the 20th year of Zhenguan (646), 46-year-old Xuanzang returned to Chang 'an and brought back 657 Buddhist scriptures. In order to prevent the scriptures from being stolen, Xuanzang built the Wild Goose Pagoda to preserve the scriptures with the help of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. He traveled to Wan Li 19 years before and after this Buddhist pilgrimage, which was a legendary Long March and made a sensation. Later, Xuanzang dictated his The Journey to the West, which was compiled by his disciples into a 12-volume Record of the Western Regions of Datang. But this book is mainly about the history, geography and transportation of countries seen on the road, and there is no story. It was not until his disciples Uighur and Yan Cong wrote "Datang The biography of Master Sanzang" that Xuanzang's experience was added with many myths. Since then, the story of Tang Priest's Buddhist scriptures has been widely circulated among the people. There were poems by three monks in the Tang Dynasty in the Southern Song Dynasty, Tang Sanzang and Pan in the Jin Dynasty, Tang Sanzang's "Learning from the Western Heaven" in Wu Changling, and "Great Sage" in the Fifth Ming Dynasty, all of which laid the foundation for The Journey to the West's creation. It is also on the basis of folklore, scripts and operas that Wu Cheng'en completed this great literary masterpiece that the Chinese nation is proud of through arduous transformation.
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Handed down works naturally have their eternal charm. The Journey to the West is enduring in time and has spread all over the world in terms of influence. Why does a mythical novel with magical colors, which describes a Buddhist disciple not far from Wan Li, have such great charm that the world will never forget it? In addition to its own fascinating plot, The Journey to the West also contains many life philosophies and wisdom that can be chewed. Children like fantastic plots; Adults like it full of justice, kindness, sincerity, optimism, courage, self-confidence and persistence; Artists who love it can bring endless happiness and artistic enjoyment to themselves; Students can enjoy reading for a long time and taste profound academic charm; Wise people can learn more life philosophy and wisdom from it.
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[Edit this paragraph] Literary characteristics
Journey to the West shows people a colorful world of ghosts and gods, and people are all amazed by the author's rich and bold artistic imagination. However, any literary work is a reflection of a certain social life, and The Journey to the West, as an outstanding representative of ghost novels, is no exception. As Lu Xun pointed out in A Brief History of China's Novels, The Journey to the West "satirized and mocked the world at that time and described it in an extravagant way". He also said: "The author's nature is to restore a beautiful and humorous drama, so although he said something sudden, he also said something confusing, which made all gods and demons have a human touch and sophisticated." That's true. Through the illusory world of ghosts and gods in The Journey to the West, the projection of real society can be seen everywhere. The author's attitude towards the supreme ruler of feudal society is also quite interesting. In Journey to the West, there is no competent emperor at all. As for the incompetent Jade Emperor, the King of Guo who loves monsters, and the King of monks who want to use childlike innocence as medicine, they are either bad kings or tyrants. The Jade Emperor's 100,000 heavenly generals can't compare with Sun Monkey's golden cudgel, but they make real talents become dirty grooms. It goes without saying that their rule is bleak and powerless. In Buddhism founded by Buddha, monks can't be obsessed with money, but Buddha actually acquiesced in subordinates taking bribes. Most of the monsters along the way in The Journey to the West are related to gods and buddhas, such as Qingniu Jing, Jinyinjiao Wang, Laojun Boy, and Lion Camel Bell, all of which are related to Manjusri, Pu Xian and even Tathagata Buddha, reflecting the dark scene of the feudal society where officials protect each other.
The portrayal of these images, even if handy, is of great practical significance. The Journey to the West not only has profound ideological content, but also has made great achievements in art. With rich and peculiar artistic imagination, vivid and tortuous story, vivid characters and humorous language, he has built a unique art palace in The Journey to the West. The Journey to the West's greatest artistic achievement is that he successfully created two immortal artistic images, the Monkey King and Zhu Bajie. The Monkey King is the first hero in the Journey to the West and a great hero. He has unlimited skills, fearlessness and indomitable spirit of resistance. He has three characteristics: humanity, divinity and monkey nature. The great hero's extraordinary bearing is affectionate and righteous to his younger brother, but he also has the shortcoming of flattering. He is witty, brave and humorous, which is human nature. The hairy face is like a monkey, the mountain king is like a monkey, and seventy-two changes, and one trip is a god. And his biggest feature is that he dares to fight. Dare to fight with the supreme jade emperor, and have the reputation of "Monkey King"; If you dare to hit a monster, you will never let go of a monster and show no mercy to the monster under the golden hoop; Dare to fight against all difficulties, never flinch or bow. This is the Monkey King, a dazzling mythical hero. The unruly nature of making a scene in the Heavenly Palace seems to have changed a lot compared with learning from the West. In fact, Wukong's character has not changed. For example, he cheated Erbao, a monster, and asked the Jade Emperor to send someone to pretend to be heaven, threatening: "If you don't obey, you will go to Lingxiao Jubao Hall to fight a sword." Knowing that the monster was sent by Guanyin Bodhisattva, I cursed her for "having no husband all her life" and even called Tathagata "the nephew of the goblin". The Monkey King, such a tough guy who doesn't "listen" and give in to strength, jumped onto the page.
When it comes to Pig Bajie, his skill is far worse than that of the Monkey King, not to mention his brilliant and tall figure, but this image is also well portrayed. Pig Bajie is a cartoon character. He is honest, powerful and dare to play demons. He is the Monkey King's first right-hand man. But his mind is full of problems, delicious and delicious, taking advantage of small things, liking women and being afraid of difficulties. He often gives in, always thinking of Gao Laozhuang's daughter-in-law. He likes to lie sometimes, but he is all thumbs. From time to time, he provoked the Tang Priest to recite a spell, which made the Monkey King suffer. He even hid some private money in his ear. He has many problems, which is a bad habit of small private owners. The author's criticism of Zhu Bajie's shortcomings is severe, but it is also kind. After all, he is a pioneer who travels westward, so he is not a denied figure, so people don't hate Pig, but think it is real and cute. In particular, many of his cleverness is better than that of Qi Tian, which is why Qi Tian never dreamed that the idiot he thought was such a "sinister" and "cunning" guy. Monkeys beg, and Bajie eats the most. The monkey defeated the monster, and Bajie took advantage of it, so it was nothing to provoke the Tang Priest to read a spell to "punish" the monkey, but in Tang Priest's eyes, he was still an honest man and a good apprentice, which is also true. But Pig Bajie was still a good man, who didn't hurt others, and finally persisted in the final victory. A person with many weaknesses can be liked, remembered and not easily written.
The image of Friar Sand is well written, but it is much worse than that of the Monkey King and Pig Bajie. Friar Sand lacks distinctive personality characteristics, which is the shortcoming of Journey to the West. Even so, he is still an indispensable supporting role. The monkey and the pig were in conflict, so he had to come out to persuade and mediate. When the two brothers went out, he accompanied the master. Without this disciple, the Tang Priest would be in danger and could not get the scriptures.
The Journey to the West's book was written in the middle of the Ming Dynasty in the16th century. Since its publication, it has been widely circulated in China and around the world, and has been translated into many languages. The Journey to the West is a household name in China and even parts of Asia, among which the Monkey King, Tang Priest, Pig Bajie, Friar Sand and other characters and stories such as "Nayong Tiangong", "Monkey King Thrice Defeats the Skeleton Demon" and "The Flame Mountain" are particularly familiar. For hundreds of years, The Journey to the West has been adapted into various local operas, as well as various versions of movies, TV series, cartoons and cartoons. The Monkey King-themed literary works have also appeared in Japan and other Asian countries. The author of The Journey to the West is generally regarded as Wu Cheng'en of the Ming Dynasty. There were poems by three monks in the Tang Dynasty in the Southern Song Dynasty, Tang Sanzang and Pan in the Jin Dynasty, Tang Sanzang's "Learning from the Western Heaven" in Wu Changling, and "Great Sage" in the Fifth Ming Dynasty, all of which laid the foundation for The Journey to the West's creation. It is also on the basis of folklore, scripts and operas that Wu Cheng'en completed this literary work that the Chinese nation is proud of through hard re-creation.