https://www.scmp.com/rss/500074/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Monkey King by Wu Cheng’en, translated by Julia Lovell Penguin Classics Five stars One of Xian’s landmarks is its Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, a buff-coloured tower built during the Tang dynasty (618-907AD), when the city – then called Chang’an – was the imperial capital. The pagoda was built to store the sacred Buddhist texts brought back to China by Xuanzang, a monk who, in the seventh century, undertook a 17-year pilgrimage to India. Today, in a square just to the south of the pagoda, a bronze... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/books/article/3123127/monkey-king-brought-vibrantly-life-21st-century?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/books/article/3123127/monkey-king-brought-vibrantly-life-21st-century?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:15:16 +0000 If you start getting into the Chinese classics, you’re going to want to check out the spots they’re set in. Like Harry Potter fans taking selfies at London’s Kings Cross Station, or Game of Thrones fans pretending to be Lannisters in Croatia, four of China’s enduring classics have sent endless tour groups to a few key spots in China. China’s “Four Greats” are: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, Journey to the West, and Dream of the Red Chambers. Where to start? Here is a guide to... https://www.scmp.com/travel/guide-visiting-real-life-sites-chinese-classic-literature/article/3000122?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/travel/guide-visiting-real-life-sites-chinese-classic-literature/article/3000122?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:11:47 +0000