Both "the Lord of the Rings" and "the Journey to the west" are the significant masterpieces, to some extent which embody the philosophical difference between the east and west.

《指环王》和《西游记》是两部很有意义的作品，在一定程度上体现了东西方哲学文化的差异。

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The Journey to the West, one of the four Chinese literature classics, tells the story of Xuan Zang, a monk in the Tang Dynasty, traveling to ancient India for Buddhist scriptures.

中国四大名著之一《西游记》讲的就是唐朝僧人玄奘到古代印度取经的故事。

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In addition, the humorous language of the Journey to the West, its lively and interesting characters and its comic atmosphere, all contribute to the rarities of ancient Chinese novels.

另外，《西游记》的语言幽默诙谐，人物生动有趣，充满了喜剧的色彩，这一点在中国古代小说中也是不可多得的。

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Xuan Zang's pilgrimage to India for Buddhist scriptures in the 7th Century was the inspiration for the novel Journey to the West and popular television series Monkey.

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One of them, the Hsuan Tsang Temple, houses the remains of the great itinerant monk Hsuan Tsang, immortalized in the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West, who went on a 16-year pilgrimage to India.

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The discussions, which are at an early stage, emerged after the Royal Opera House decided to show Monkey: Journey To The West in July.

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