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In this book we tell the story of the monk Xuanzang's birth and early years. Our story begins with the Buddha's decision to bring his wisdom to China. Then we meet Xuanzang's father and mother and learn about their terrible ordeals around the
This story starts innocently enough, with two good friends chatting as they walk home after eating and drinking at a local inn.One of the men, a fisherman, tells his friend about a fortune-teller who advises him on where to find fish.This seemingly harmle
An orphan girl gets help from a goose.A poor family receives a magical gift.A boy is stranded alone on a ship in a storm.And two magicians perform a deadly trick. Believe it or not, it's possible for you to read and understand the four wonderful stori
Sang is a young scholar living alone in a small village in 18thcentury China. One night a strange and beautiful woman arrives at his house, and he soon falls deeply in love with her.But later, a second even more beautiful woman arrives, and things become
Two friends find a golden nugget on the ground. A young girl meets a fox spirit. A dog saves a life, a tiger takes a life. A girl runs away from her fishing boat. And a boy saves the spirit of his grandfather. Believe it or not, it's possible for you
A wealthy girl runs away with her cousin, a poor stonecarver.A scholar finds true love inside a book. Two lovers defy death to be together. And a young man finds love with two ghosts. Believe it or not, it's possible for you to read and understand the
Once again the Monkey King's unlimited ambitions and uncontrolled appetites land him in deep trouble. He is given a job in heaven taking care of the Emperor's Garden of Immortal Peaches, but he can't stop himself from eating all the peaches. H
Things begin to unravel for Sun Wukong as he sees the consequences of his outrageous actions. While trying to defend his troop of monkeys, he manages to offend the underwater Dragon King, the Dragon Kong's mother, all ten Kings of the Underworld, and
"The Rise of the Monkey King" is the first book in the "Journey to the West" series of stories by Jeff Pepper and Xiao Hui Wang. Other titles include "Trouble in Heaven", "The Immortal Peaches" and "The Young M
In the beginning, the King of Shang was a good man... China, 1057 B.C. The well-meaning but foolish king of the Shang Dynasty has gravely insulted a goddess. In revenge, the angry goddess sends a thousand-year-old fox demon to extinguish the soul of the b
In the epic conclusion to this legendary story, the forces of good and evil clash in a series of monumental battles for the fate of the world. As the Shang king's tyranny reaches its peak, Jiang Ziya leads the Zhou army, calling upon divine powers and
This book contains the full text of the first three stories in the best-selling Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. The three stories told here - The Rise of the Monkey King , Trouble in Heaven , and The Immortal Peaches - are
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 m
Sun Wukong is one of the most famous characters in Chinese literature and culture. His legendary bravery, his foolish mistakes, his sharp-tongued commentary and his yearning for immortality and spiritual knowledge have inspired hundreds of books, televisi