List of media adaptations of Journey to the West

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Depiction of the Forbidden Temple's Sun Wukong as depicted in a scene in a Beijing opera. Sun Wukong at Beijing opera - Journey to the West.jpg
Depiction of the Forbidden Temple's Sun Wukong as depicted in a scene in a Beijing opera.
The pilgrims Sun Wukong, Tang Sanzang, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing at Western Paradise in production The Monkey Sun (Theatre Esence, 1984). Sun 1984 photo03.jpg
The pilgrims Sun Wukong, Tang Sanzang, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing at Western Paradise in production The Monkey Sun (Theatre Esence, 1984).

Journey to the West , one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, was written in the 16th century and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. Stories and characters were widely used, especially in Beijing opera, and has been adapted many times in modern film, television, stage, and other media.

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