Journey to the West (series)
西游记- User score: 8.3
- Production country: China
- Creator: Jie Yang
- Production companies: 中国中央电视台, 中国电视剧制作中心
- Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama
- Release date: 2/9/1986
- Release date of last episode: 2/23/2000
- Series status: Ended
- Seasons count: 2 ( List of episodes )
- Episodes count: 41
- Run time: 45 min.
Series description
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.