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The Tang Priest s Journey for Scriptures A story from J ourney to the West . During the reign of Emperor Tai Zong (627 - 649) of the Tang Dynasty, at his request, esteemed Buddhist Monk Xu- an Zang was sent to India, the birthplace of Bud- dhism, for scriptures . From Changan (present - day Xi an), the capital of the Tang Dynasty, the monk j ourneyed west .When he eventually fulfilled the mis- 1 sion and returned, seventeen years had passed .From that time forward, Buddhism spread across China . As this legendary trip was told and retold by later generations, manyh embellishments were zealously added .Wu Chengen, using popular versions of the story along with his own fictional detailos, created the intriguing classical novel j ourney to the West . The Tang Priest, Monkey, Pig and Friar Sand characters from the book are popular images among Chinese peo- ple . Note :Wu Chengen (1500 - 1582), was a Ming Dynasty novelist . 2 唐 僧 取 经 《西游记》中的故事 。唐 贞观年 间(公元 627 - 649 年),唐太宗重视佛教,派僧人玄奘到佛教发源地去取 真经。唐僧离开长安,一直西行,用了长达十七年的时 间,终于实现了自己的伟大宏愿,到达天竺国(今印度) 取回了真经。从此,佛教在 中国弘扬、传播。 玄奘取经事,历史上确有其人其事, 《西游记》就是 根据这段历史而写 的一部文学著作,小说家吴承 恩在 民间口传的基础上,又加进 了不少神话色彩,更增强了 故事的可读性和趣味性。小说中的唐僧、孙悟空、猪八 戒、沙僧等人物形象,在 中国家喻户晓,老幼 皆知。 3 Making Havoc in Heaven This is an episode from the novel J our ney to t he West .Though Monkey was versatile and boasted su- pernatural powers, Great Sage Sun as he was called, was natural powers, Great Sage as he was called, was fooled into coming up to heaven by the Great white Planet .The Jade Emperor conferred upon Monkey the title of Protector of the Horses .When Monkey real- ized that his j ob was to look aft