T'ang Emperor Wuzong, who detests Buddhists as loafers and beggars, orders the destruction of 4,600 Buddhist monasteries and 40,000 temples in China, leaving about 250,000 Buddhists monks and nuns homeless. 960-1279 Song dynasty Buddhism goes underground, its teachings partly adopted by Confucianism and Taoism. 1386-1644
List of media adaptations of Journey to the West Paintings. Stage plays. The Monkey King, a 2005 production by the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Films. Princess Iron Fan, a 1941 liberal adaptation of a short sequence from Journey to the West; the first Chinese Probably most people has already heard about famous Chinese tale called journey to the west. This story is basically what happened after the journey. It begins in a dragon kingdom where wolf demon (protagonist) who is friends with the Dragon princesses. Drama: Journey to the West; Country: Hong Kong ; Episodes: 30; Aired: Nov 18, 1996 - Dec 27, 1996; Aired On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday; Original Network: TVB Jade ; Duration: 45 min. Genres: Comedy, Wuxia, Fantasy; Tags: Adapted From A Novel, Martial Arts, Historical, Adventure, Action; Content Rating: Not Yet Rated Loosely based on the classic Chinese novel 'Journey to the West', players are cast as Monkey; a strong, brutish loner who is forced to partner with the tech-savvy yet physically weak Trip on a journey to freedom. Director: Nina Kristensen | Stars: Andy Serkis, Lindsey Shaw, Richard Ridings, Ryan McCluskey. Journey to the West, foremost Chinese comic novel, written by Wu Cheng'en, a novelist and poet of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). The novel is based on the actual 7th-century pilgrimage of the Buddhist monk Xuanzang (602-664) to India in search of sacred texts.