The Journey to the West, Books 1, 2 and 3: Three Classic Stories in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 600 Word Vocabulary Level (Journey to the West (in Simplified Chinese))

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From the Publisher

Unique Features: Main text in Simplified Chinese Each book builds on the previous one, with vocabulary starting at 600 words and increasing to 1,800 words Pinyin (phonetic spelling) facing each page of Chinese Full English translation New words defined where they first appear Full glossary Free audiobook available online

China’s Greatest Classic Novel: “Journey to the West”

A Multi-Volume Graded Reader, Told in Easy-to-Read Chinese with Pinyin, English and Free Audiobook

Journey to the West is probably the most famous of all Chinese novels. Written in the 16th century by Wu Chen’en, it tells the story of the Buddhist monk Xuanzang’s 16 year journey from China to India to acquire the Buddha’s sacred scriptures, traveling with three powerful and troublemaking disciples including the monkey king Sun Wukong.

This series will help you learn to read Chinese and get a deeper understanding of Chinese culture, while reading one of the greatest stories ever written!

Your JTW series is the first Chinese language “reader” I’ve ever lost myself in…. I’m constantly looking forward to my scheduled breaks! Bravo!!! – Dan Nalesnik, CEO, HackChinese

Book number
1 2 3 4 5 6

Book length (# pages)
123 113 123 127 133 181

Chinese words used in this book
512 492 579 530 590 677

Cumulative vocabulary (approx.)
600 600 600 600 600 600

Based on chapters in original novel
1-2 3-4 5-7 8-9 10-11 12-14

Book number
7 8 9 10 11 12

Book length (# pages)
179 189 184 169 183 193

Chinese words used in this book
582 661 630 682 703 720

Cumulative vocabulary (approx.)
1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200

Based on chapters in original novel
15-17 18-21 22-23 24-26 27-31 32-35

Book number
13 14 15 16 17 18

Book length (# pages)
193 179 191 167 169 179

Chinese words used in this book
691 776 827 861 801 801

Cumulative vocabulary (approx.)
1,500 1,500 1,500 1,800 1,800 1,800

Based on chapters in original novel
36-39 40-42 44-46 47-49 50-52 53-55

The Authors

Jeff Pepper is President and CEO of Imagin8 Press, and has written dozens of books about Chinese language and culture. Over his thirty-five year career he has founded and led several successful computer software firms, including one that became a publicly traded company. He’s authored two software related books and was awarded three U.S. software patents.

Dr. Xiao Hui Wang (translator) has an M.S. in Information Science, an M.D. in Medicine, a Ph.D. in Neurobiology and Neuroscience, and 25 years experience in academic and clinical research. She has taught Chinese for over 10 years and has extensive experience in translating Chinese to English and English to Chinese.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Imagin8 Press (December 21, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 307 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1733165045
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1733165044
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.7 x 8 inches