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Journey to the West (1986 TV series)

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Liu Xiao Ling Tong
Chi Chongrui
Ruan Ruolin
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Journey to the West is a Chinese television series adapted from the classic 16th-century novel of the same title . The first 11 episodes of the series were first broadcast on CCTV in China on 1 October 1986. The series became an instant classic in China and was praised for being one of the most original and faithful interpretations. The series was budgeted for 30 episodes, due to budgetairy reasons, five of the planned episodes were left out. The screenplay for these left out episodes was rewritten and lengthened. Also some more portions of the original novel were covered in the second season, which was released in 1999. CCTV released the entire series online on YouTube [1] [2] as an edited version (all episodes are 45 minutes long) with English subtitles. The second season starts in the edited version with the capture of the Tang Monk (footage of the original episode 3). After that the edited version follows the original order. However, episode 5 Meeting immortals at Peacock Platform of the second season was deleted and parts of the content were integrated into the fourth episode Obstacle at Lion Camel Ridge making a total of 40 episodes instead of the original 41. [3]

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Season 1 has 25 episodes and covers 74 chapters of the novel. The first trial episode was aired on 1 October 1986, and filming lasted until 1987. It was aired as a whole series in 1988. With the limited but relatively new special effects, the series received a viewership rate of 89.4% in 1987. [4] The series has been rebroadcast every year since then. As of 2012, the series has been repeated on Chinese local channels more than 2,000 times. [5]

Due to budgetary issues, five of the initially planned episodes were not filmed:

Dangerous crossing at Heaven Reaching River (险渡通天河), covering chapters 47-49
Capturing the Azure Bull Demon (收伏青牛怪), covering chapters 50-52
The real and fake Monkey King (真假美猴王), covering chapters 56-58
Obstacle at Lion Camel Ridge (遇阻狮驼岭), covering chapters 74-77
Rescuing children in a city (救难小儿城), [6] covering chapters 78-79

For season 2, the screenplay of these five episodes was rewritten into 16 episodes (covers another 25 chapters of the novel). Filming began in 1998 and finished in 1999. It was broadcast on CCTV in 2000. The internal story of the second season has the four protagonists relating to Emperor Taizong of Tang via flashbacks of their travels and adventures, (namely those episodes not depicted in the first series) upon their return to China. Season 2 differs from the format of the first season, as most episodes end on a cliffhanger, with conflicts being resolved and new ones encountered in the middle of episodes in a more fluid timeline.

Liu Xiao Ling Tong as Sun Wukong
Wang Yue (episodes 6, 9, 10), Xu Shaohua (episodes 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14-16), Chi Chongrui (episodes 13, 17-25) as Tang Sanzang
Ma Dehua as Zhu Bajie
Yan Huaili as Sha Wujing
Xu Shaohua , Chi Chongrui as Tang Sanzang
Cui Jingfu as Zhu Bajie
Liu Dagang as Sha Wujing

The music for the series was mainly composed by Xu Jingqing (许镜清). It use of the combination of traditional Chinese instruments with Yamaha DX7 synthesizer and electronic drum , [7] its genre is a mixture between Chinese traditional music , Electronic music , and Orchestral song , [8] making them one of the first electronic music compositions aired on the Mainland China mainstream media. The use of electric music that was perceived as "Western" and "modern" in the "traditional Chinese story" was the issue of debate at the time. [9]

The original lead actors of Journey to the West (1986) — Liu Xiao Ling Tong , Chi Chongrui and Ma Dehua — reprised their roles in Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West , a 2010 television series about Wu Cheng'en and his inspiration for writing the novel Journey to the West . Sha Wujing , however, was portrayed by Liu Dagang because Yan Huaili, who played the character in 1986, died in April 2009. [ citation needed ]

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Journey To The West is one of the most influential stories of all time. First published during the Ming Dynasty, Wu Cheng'en's epic is considered one of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature.

The story has influenced thousands of different works in all forms of media. References and retellings of the story continue to appear, with the currently-airing The God Of High School suggesting that it too will intertwine with the epic tale. However, if you want more adaptations of the Monkey King's journey, here are five of the best reimaginings of Journey To The West .

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Dragon Ball

Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball needs no introduction. Since it started in 1984, the series has been a smash hit, spawning a massive franchise that is famous all over the world. In interviews, Toriyama has said that when he made Dragon Ball , he wanted to create something with the basic theme of Journey to the West but with " a little kung fu" added in .

Because of this, the series is full of references to the classic work. For instance, the lead character of the manga, Son Goku, is named after the Japanese reading of Sun Wukong, the protagonist of Journey to the West . Much like his namesake, Son Goku uses a magical size-changing staff and a flying cloud during his adventures. And, both Goku and Sun Wukong spend their time looking for magical artifacts that are said to bestow a great prize on the person who collects all of them .

One of the most direct references to Journey to the West is the Ox-King. The Ox-King is the name of a demon found in the original work and both he and his Dragon Ball counterpart are first encountered in a castle that sits atop a flaming mountain. In the World of Akira Toriyama artbooks, Toriyama has drawn many images of Dragon Ball 's core cast as their corresponding Journey To The West character, showing just how close the two stories are.

Enslaved: Odessey to the West

British development studio, Ninja Theory, released Enslaved: Odyssey To The West on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2010. It's an action-adventure game that takes the story of Journey to the West and sets it in the future. After a global war, most of humanity is wiped out and the world becomes overrun by murderous robots.

The player takes control of Monkey ( played by Andy Serkis ) who wakes up in a prison cell on a slave ship. During an escape attempt, Monkey causes the ship to crash. Once he recovers from the crash, Monkey finds that Trip, another prisoner, has placed a slave headband on him, forcing him to comply with her demand to escort her back to her home village, a journey that is very reminiscent of the one that Sun Wukong takes in the original story.

Other characters from the original tale also make an appearance during the game, including Pigsy, who, in this version of the tale, helps lead Trip and Monkey to a giant robot called “Leviathan." Pigsy also got a DLC pack, called "Pigsy’s Perfect Ten." This mission pack is set before the start of the game and focuses on Pigsy trying to build a robot friend.

Both the game and its DLC received very good reviews from gaming publications, most of whom commended the game's beautiful environments and high-quality voice acting. However, the game didn't sell as many copies as hoped and Namco Bandai decided to cancel the planned sequel before it entered development.

Kazuya Minekura's Saiyuki was first serialized in the magazine GFantasy between 1997 to 2002. It has spawned a massive franchise that includes sequels, anime adaptations and even stage musicals. The series is set in a world where demons, magic and modern technology all co-exist and intermingle.

When peaceful demons suddenly turn violent, the Sanbutsushin commands Genjyo Sanz to travel to India to prevent a mysterious group of people from resurrecting the Ox-Demon-King, Gyumaoh. On this journey, Sanz is accompanied by Son Goku, Sha Gojyo and Cho Hakkai. However, these companions are not what they seem. In fact, they are all demons who are only kept under control by the magical trinkets they wear. The series is known for its action as well as its bishōnen-influenced male character designs. This, mixed with its unusual setting means that the series has a unique visual style that sets it apart from other adaptations of Journey to the West.

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Unruly Heroes

Created in 2019 by Magic Design Studios, Unruly Heroes was released on the PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 . The game allows players to play as Sanzang, Wukong, Kihong and Sandmon. Each character has different abilities and players must swap between these characters to solve complex platforming challenges. The game was praised for its fluid character animations and highly detailed backgrounds, as well as for its excellent co-op play.

However, while the game is heavily influenced by Journey to the West it also heavily changes the narrative, turning the story into a light-hearted comedy that only has superficial relations to the original source material.

The Forbidden Kingdom

Released in 2008, The Forbidden Kingdom is the first time action legends Jackie Chan and Jet Li have co-starred together. It features an all-star cast and was directed by Rob Minkoff. The film tells the story of Jason Tripitikas, a teen from South Boston. While browsing in an old store, Tripitikas finds a golden staff. During a robbery, the store's owner tells Tripitaka to return the staff to its rightful owner. Agreeing with the man's request, Tripitaka flees but ends up falling off a roof.

When Tripitaka wakes up, he finds that he has been transported to mythical China and now has to save the world from an evil warlord who has turned the Monkey King to stone. The film was commended for its impressive fight choreography and intense and innovative fight scenes, though many reviewers criticized the film's pacing.

From accurate retellings of the original legends to series that use the myth as a jumping-off point to all-new narratives, Journey to the West continues to be a fountain of inspiration. There is no doubt that the Monkey King and his companions will be going on many more journeys and inspiring countless new writers for decades to come.

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The building’s western tenants may be mysterious and quirky, but they also guard a strange secret. Upon entering the far side of the Arconia, Mabel and Oliver realize that one of the apartments, which Charles suspects, has a keypad door lock. Compared to the east side of the building, this half is not nearly as well-kept and appears to be stuck in time . While this adds to the eeriness, the more advanced security system sticks out like a sore thumb. Adding to the mystery , the newly introduced characters avoid speaking of the tenant, Dudenoff. So, naturally, Mabel and Oliver find a way in.

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Only Murders in the Building has a long history of surprising audiences with great twists, and its latest is no exception. The halls of the Arconia’s newly explored west side are filled with secrets and danger like never before. As the team sets out to find out who killed their beloved friend, Sazz (and with the recent announcement of a Season 5 on the way ), the show has once again proved that there are still many more mysteries to uncover within the walls of the Arconia .

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Called the new California gold rush, gallerists from around the globe are flocking to Los Angeles to set up West Coast outposts. Mega art dealers like Sean Kelly, Vito Schnabel Gallery, David Zwirner and Hauser & Wirth have all expanded with LA locations. And in 2019, Frieze launched an annual contemporary art fair in LA (the next one runs from February 20–23, 2025, at Santa Monica Airport).

The reason for all the attention? Some have pointed to the fresh energy of LA artists, a scene that’s eager to embrace underrepresented groups and the sheer space available in the sprawling city. Others admit that the year-round sunshine doesn’t hurt either. All these reasons also make LA an excellent city to be an art spectator. If you’d like to get in on the gold rush, this is the best art to see in LA right now.

ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN by Ed Ruscha at LACMA

Ruscha’s cross-media retrospective , which runs through October 6, 2024, is an ideal LA art exhibit as the artist has lived and worked here for decades and drawn much of his inspiration from the city. Explore Ruscha’s love for landscapes and typography through paintings, drawings, photographs and printmaking.

Score tickets: Adult admission for non-LA County residents to LACMA is $28 ($23 for residents). Walk-up tickets are available, though buying timed-entry tickets online in advance is recommended because time slots can sell out.

How to get there: The museum is located in LA’s Miracle Mile neighborhood, near the 10 and 101 freeways.

Make a day of it: Hit up multiple museums — the La Brea Tar Pits , Craft Contemporary , Petersen Automotive Museum , and Academy Museum of Motion Pictures are all within walking distance.

Top tip: While you’re at LACMA, be sure to swing by Zev Yaroslavsky Plaza to see Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s 12 zodiac head sculptures.

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Score tickets: Admission to the Huntington is $29 for adults.

How to get there: The Huntington is off the 110 Freeway in San Marino, near Pasadena and about 12 miles northeast of downtown LA.

Make a day of it: Snag a reservation at the Huntington’s Rose Garden Tea Room and feast on house-made scones and lobster rolls. Then, head to Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena, one of LA’s most impressive booksellers, and grab a literary-inspired cocktail at the onsite bar, the 1894 .

Top tip: Save time for the gift shop, which stocks everything from origami paper to prickly pear cocktail syrup to guaculeles (ukuleles made to look like avocados).

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Score tickets: Buy tickets online or in person — adult admission is $21.

How to get there: Take the 10 or 101 Freeways to LA’s Miracle Mile neighborhood.

Make a day of it: Cruise over to Canter’s (about a mile away) for lunch or dinner after taking in the exhibit. This 24-hour deli is an LA institution that’s been kicking since 1931.

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Score tickets: Exhibit tickets are $22 for adults and can be purchased online in advance. Same-day, in-person tickets are available, but may require a wait time.

How to get there: The Broad is located in downtown LA. There is a Metro stop nearby — the Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill Station, accessed via the A and E Metro Lines.

Make a day of it: Grand Central Market — the food emporium packed with pizza, ramen, sandwich and seafood tostada stands — is a 10-minute stroll away.

Top tip: Get free entry to the exhibit on Thursday nights from 5–8pm.

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Score tickets: Admission is free, but requires a timed-entry reservation.

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Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

Tang Sanzang, an aspiring Buddhist hero tries to protect a village from three demons. He develops complex feelings for Miss Duan, the demon hunter who repeatedly helps him, and finally quest... Read all Tang Sanzang, an aspiring Buddhist hero tries to protect a village from three demons. He develops complex feelings for Miss Duan, the demon hunter who repeatedly helps him, and finally quests to meet the legendary Monkey King. Tang Sanzang, an aspiring Buddhist hero tries to protect a village from three demons. He develops complex feelings for Miss Duan, the demon hunter who repeatedly helps him, and finally quests to meet the legendary Monkey King.

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Among the most striking exhibits at the Auschwitz museum are undoubtedly the mountains of loot stolen from Jews murdered upon arrival. Shoes, suitcases, spectacles, and more fill entire rooms in the former barracks of the main camp. Surviving the Shoah when their owners did not, they constitute a potent proof of the Nazis’ abiding concern with material gain. In this talk, author and historian Peter Hayes traces the ways by which the German corporate world became deeply implicated in—and in many respects indispensable to—the Nazi regime’s persecution, exploitation, and murder of Europe’s Jews. He argues that these developments stemmed inexorably from decisions made and actions taken by the nation’s leading corporate executives in 1933, at the very outset of Nazi rule. Hayes is author or editor of 13 books, including the best-selling “Das Amt und die Vergangenheit” and “Why? Explaining the Holocaust,” which has been translated into several foreign languages including German, Slovak, Spanish, and Chinese. He is currently completing (with Stephan Lindner of Munich) “Profits and Persecution: German Big Business, the Nazi Economy, and the Holocaust.” Series: "Library Channel" [Humanities] [Show ID: 38423]

Finding the Common Good with Michael Sandel

Political philosopher and Harvard professor Michael Sandel talks about his latest book, "The Tyranny of Merit: Can We Find the Common Good?" Sandel reflects deeply on the fundamental moral principles behind our political institutions and democratic society. His books on justice, democracy, ethics, and markets have been translated into more than 30 languages. He has been described as “a rock star moralist” and “the world’s most influential living philosopher.” Series: "Burke Lectureship on Religion and Society" [Humanities] [Show ID: 38718]

An Evening with Cornel West - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2022

Cornel West, Ph.D., is a prominent and provocative intellectual. He is Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary and has written 20 books and edited 13. He's best known for his classics, "Race Matters and Democracy Matters," and for his memoir, "Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud." His most recent book, "Black Prophetic Fire," offers an unflinching look at nineteenth- and twentieth-century African American leaders and their visionary legacies. As part of the annual Writer's Symposium by the Sea, director of Point Loma Nazarene University's journalism program Dean Nelson has an engaging and inspiring conversation with West about his lifelong work as a theologian, civil rights activist and author. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Humanities] [Show ID: 37097]

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The interesting part about Journey to the West is demons also have similar behaviors and habits as human beings, the CCTV version displays this aspect and make the characters more interesting and attractive. 2011 version demonstrated the demon-form of demons too much, which really destroyed the quality.
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List of media adaptations of Journey to the West
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Sort by List order. 1. The Cave of the Silken Web. 1927 59m. 6.4 (116) Rate. One of the earliest cinematic adaptation of Chinese classic novel Journey to the West. When seeking for food alone, Tang Xuanzang was kept prisoner by seven spider monsters who took the form of seven beautiful women. The Monkey King and the other two of Xuanzang's ...
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Journey to the West (Chinese: 西遊記; pinyin: Xī Yóu Jì) is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en....
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Journey to the West: With Liu Xiao Ling Tong, Dehua Ma, Huaili Yan, Shaohua Xu. Participate in the legendary long pilgrimage of Tang Dynasty Buddhist monk Tang Shen, who traveled to the western regions of Central Asia and India to obtain sacred Buddhist texts.
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Cave of Silken Web is the third installment in Shaw Brothers series from the Chinese classic tale Journey to the West. The monk Tripitaka and his three protector/companions, Monkey, Pigsy, and Sandy are trapped in the Cave of the Seven Spiders (i.e. seven swimsuit-clad seductresses) who want to eat the monk's flesh to gain immortality.
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Journey to the West is a Chinese television series adapted from the classical novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on CCTV in China on 1 October 1986. The series became an instant classic in China and is still being praised as the best and most authentic interpretation of the novel. Unadapted portions of the original story were later covered in the second season, which was ...
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Backdrops 4. Posters 5. Journey to the West is a Chinese television series adapted from the classical novel of the same title. Production for the 66 episodes long series started on 12 September 2009, and it was first broadcast in mainland China on 28 July 2011 on TVS. The series was produced by Zhang Jizhong and was released a year later than ...
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The one that Overly Sarcastic Productions puts out every few months is great. The Simpsons Movie. There's a hentai adaptation called Secret Journey where the monk is a shota and Monkey King and all the demons they meet are onee-sans. Monkey King is a loud, angry, boisterous onee-san, obviously.
Journey to the West: All Episodes
Journey to the West is a Hong Kong television series adapted from the classical novel of the same title. Starring Dicky Cheung, Kwong Wah, Wayne Lai and Evergreen Mak, the series was produced by TVB and was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in November 1996. A sequel, Journey to the West II, was broadcast in 1998, but the role of the Monkey King was played by Benny Chan instead, due to ...
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Release. 1 October 1986. (1986-10-01) -. 18 February 2000. (2000-02-18) Journey to the West is a Chinese television series adapted from the classic 16th-century novel of the same title. The first 11 episodes of the series were first broadcast on CCTV in China on 1 October 1986. The series became an instant classic in China and was praised for ...
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Tang Monk brings three disciples on a journey to the West. On the outside, everything seems harmonious. However, tension is present beneath the surface, and their hearts and minds are not in agreement. After a series of demon-capturing events, the monk and his disciples gain mutual understanding of each others' hardships and unease.
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Journey to the West: With Dicky Cheung, Kwong Wa, Yiu-Cheung Lai, Cheung-Ching Mak. Aided by powerful guardians, a Buddhist monk journeys across lands to retrieve sacred texts, confronting supernatural foes who obstruct their quest for enlightenment.
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S1 E9 - It Is Time to Awaken People to the Truth of Life. April 30, 2020. 2min. TV-Y. Five hundred years later, a faithful monk, Tripitaka, is tasked with finding and delivering the Buddhist scriptures. Store Filled. Free trial of Ameba. Watch with Ameba. S1 E10 - Tripitaka Started the Journey to the West with Wukong.
From Dragon Ball to Enslaved, the Best Retellings of Journey to the West
Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball needs no introduction. Since it started in 1984, the series has been a smash hit, spawning a massive franchise that is famous all over the world. In interviews, Toriyama has said that when he made Dragon Ball, he wanted to create something with the basic theme of Journey to the West but with " a little kung fu" added in. ...
Journey to the West
Journey to the West (Chinese: 西遊記; pinyin: Xīyóu Jì) is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en.It is regarded as one of the great Chinese novels, and has been described as arguably the most popular literary work in East Asia. [2] It is widely known in English-speaking countries through Arthur Waley's 1942 abridged ...
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Journey to the West (TV Series 2011- )
Journey to the West: With Shi Lei, Zhihui Chen, Yong You, Ke Hu. The legendary pilgrimage of the Tang dynasty Buddhist monk Xuanzang who traveled to the "Western Regions", to obtain Buddhist sacred texts and returned after many trials and much suffering.
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Journey to the West (1996 TV series)
Journey to the West is a Hong Kong television series adapted from the 16th-century novel of the same title.Starring Dicky Cheung, Kwong Wah, Wayne Lai and Evergreen Mak, the series was produced by TVB and was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in November 1996. A sequel, Journey to the West II, was broadcast in 1998, but the role of the Monkey King was played by Benny Chan instead, due ...
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Called the new California gold rush, gallerists from around the globe are flocking to Los Angeles to set up West Coast outposts. Mega art dealers like Sean Kelly, Vito Schnabel Gallery, David Zwirner and Hauser & Wirth have all expanded with LA locations. And in 2019, Frieze launched an annual contemporary art fair in LA (the next one runs from February 20-23, 2025, at Santa Monica Airport).
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013)
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons: Directed by Stephen Chow, Chi-Kin Kwok. With Shu Qi, Zhang Wen, Huang Bo, Show Lo. Tang Sanzang, an aspiring Buddhist hero tries to protect a village from three demons. He develops complex feelings for Miss Duan, the demon hunter who repeatedly helps him, and finally quests to meet the legendary Monkey King.
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As part of a special series celebrating the legacy of humanist and professor Walter H. Capps, this program examines Capps' scholarly contributions and the study of religion today, featuring renowned scholars of religion who were Walter's graduate students: Edward Linenthal, Professor Emeritus of History, Indiana University Bloomington and Wendy M. Wright, Professor Emerita of Theology ...
List of Journey to the West characters
List of Journey to the West characters