Exploring Contradictions in Journey to the West

Happy Chinese New Year to our listeners across the world! We hope you have a healthy and brilliant year of the rabbit!

Here, we discuss how we translated character names, why it is important to deliver the implied meanings from the simpliest words and a little note on contradictions.

The Fifth Monkey presents: Journey to the West - an Audio Drama Series

Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source text.

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