Journey to the West

Overview

Journey to the West is a Chinese television series adapted from the classical novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on CCTV in China on 1 October 1986. The series became an instant classic in China and is still being praised as the best and most authentic interpretation of the novel. Unadapted portions of the original story were later covered in the second season, which was released in 1999.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

February 9, 1986

Last aired

February 23, 2000

Episodes

41

Network

CCTV

Original language

Chinese

Spoken languages

Chinese

Countries

China

Production

中国中央电视台,中国电视剧制作中心

Creators

Zhang Jinlai, Jie Yang

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt1163129