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The Journey to the West, Books 10, 11 and 12: Three Classic Stories in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 1200 Word Vocabulary Level
This book contains the full text of the 10th, 11th and 12th stories in our Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. The three stories told here are unchanged from our original versions except for minor editing and reformatting.
In The Magic Ginseng Tree , Tangseng and his disciples arrive at a secluded mountain monastery which turns out to be the home of a powerful master and an ancient and magical ginseng tree. As usual, the travelers’ search for a nice hot meal and a place to sleep quickly turns into a disaster. In The Monster’s Secret, the travelers encounter a monster living a quiet life with his wife and their two children. But all is not as it seems, and things get quite complex. And in The Five Treasures , the travelers encounter their most powerful adversaries yet, a pair of monster brothers who capture the travelers and plan to dissolve Sun Wukong and eat the others.
The story is written, as much as possible, using the 1200 word vocabulary of HSK4. It is presented in Simplified Chinese characters and pinyin, and includes an English version and complete glossary. A free audiobook is available on YouTube’s Imagin8 Press channel, and on our website, www.imagin8press.com.
In The Magic Ginseng Tree , Tangseng and his disciples arrive at a secluded mountain monastery which turns out to be the home of a powerful master and an ancient and magical ginseng tree. As usual, the travelers’ search for a nice hot meal and a place to sleep quickly turns into a disaster. In The Monster’s Secret, the travelers encounter a monster living a quiet life with his wife and their two children. But all is not as it seems, and things get quite complex. And in The Five Treasures , the travelers encounter their most powerful adversaries yet, a pair of monster brothers who capture the travelers and plan to dissolve Sun Wukong and eat the others.
The story is written, as much as possible, using the 1200 word vocabulary of HSK4. It is presented in Simplified Chinese characters and pinyin, and includes an English version and complete glossary. A free audiobook is available on YouTube’s Imagin8 Press channel, and on our website, www.imagin8press.com.
467 pages, Paperback
Published January 27, 2021
9 people want to read
About the author
Jeff Pepper
40 books11 followersI'm a writer and publisher living in Verona Pennsylvania, just outside of Pittsburgh. My company, Imagin8 Press, has published over 100 fiction and nonfiction books for people learning to read Chinese. Our best sellers are an innovative English translation of the Dao De Jing and a 31-volume retelling, in easy Chinese, of the classic novel Journey to the West.
I’m also a lifelong science fiction fan, and started writing sci-fi seriously in 2024. I am delighted that my short story, “Spaceship of Fools,” was accepted by Bewildering Stories. My first full-length sci-fi novel, “Ascent to the Sun,” was published in April 2025.
Before embarking on my current career, I was in the software business. I founded and led three successful companies: ServiceWare, which began in my basement and went public on the NASDAQ; Touchtown, which was acquire by Uniguest; and Tunescribers. I have a degree in computer science from Carnegie-Mellon University, where I taught an undergraduate course in computer programming.
When not sitting in front of a glowing screen, you can probably find me playing competitive pickleball.
I’m also a lifelong science fiction fan, and started writing sci-fi seriously in 2024. I am delighted that my short story, “Spaceship of Fools,” was accepted by Bewildering Stories. My first full-length sci-fi novel, “Ascent to the Sun,” was published in April 2025.
Before embarking on my current career, I was in the software business. I founded and led three successful companies: ServiceWare, which began in my basement and went public on the NASDAQ; Touchtown, which was acquire by Uniguest; and Tunescribers. I have a degree in computer science from Carnegie-Mellon University, where I taught an undergraduate course in computer programming.
When not sitting in front of a glowing screen, you can probably find me playing competitive pickleball.
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