Journey to the West - Chapter 1 Part 1 英語說西遊之第一回（上）

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Note: The Sanskrit names of the four mythical continents have further meanings within, which are reflected in their Chinese translations but for simplicity, are not included in our English translation.
注：四大洲的梵語名各有深意，中文譯名已有呈現，但英文譯名出於簡便而沒有採用。
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The Fifth Monkey presents:
Journey to the West - an Audio Drama Series
第五猴作品--英語說西遊
This is an English audio drama of Chinese's most well-known fantasy adventure "Journey to the West", faithfully based on the original text.
這是一部忠實改編自中國最家喻戶曉的名著《西遊記》的英語有聲劇。

[@speedsketch4414]

This is the best reading I've heard yet please keep it up id love to listen when I work!

[@5th_Monkey]

Wow thank you those are very kind words. Glad to help make your work hours more fun! Hope you stay around!

[@Axelberry17]

FINALLY I CAN LISTEN TO THIS SPOTIFY REFUSED TO PLAY THE PODCAST

[@5th_Monkey]

Do you mind send us an email about the spotify situation so we can look into it? We do want to help our listeners access the audio drama in their preferred platform. Thank you!

[@popipopipopopipo3907]

"theres nothing remarkable about it" story over guys, turns out there was nothing remarkable about it

[@MichaelMahoneyTFIOV]

So glad I found your channel! Thank you for doing this reading!

[@5th_Monkey]

You are so welcome. Thank you for supporting our work!

[@sarahroh1739]

You know in all the versions I've heard/seen, I've always seen the Monkey King born from a stone/mountain. But I never knew that he was ACTUALLY stone (for however long) at first. It really changes my perception of the beginning of the myth.

[@5th_Monkey]

Your perception isn't that different from the most. The phrase "stone monkey" could very well just mean "monkey from the stone" rather than "monkey made of stone". The vagueness of Chinese adjectives could lead to several interpretations at once. I think the most common impression is that he was like any other monkey basically as soon as he came out of the stone/egg thingy.

[@junglepirate]

Great work, please keep it going 👏

[@5th_Monkey]

That's the plan!

[@javiersolis6652]

Whose translation did you read here??

[@5th_Monkey]

Our own. This is an original translation.

[@javiersolis6652]

@@5th_Monkey ohhhh really?? This is amazing are you guys are translating the entire thing? I might just listen to you guys and experience the story that way nice

[@5th_Monkey]

That's certainly the plan if we have enough funding to keep us going to the end.

[@davidmarjason4222]

Which author is this? Who translated it

[@5th_Monkey]

The exact author of "Journey to the West" is in dispute, but we usually assume it's written by Ming Dynasty's Wu Cheng'en. Our team did our own translation of the novel from Chinese. For details, please refer to Production Notes Episode 1.