Journey to the West
The birth and rebellion of the Monkey King, and the great pilgrimage west for the sacred scriptures — a tale of mischief, magic, and enlightenment.
開卷 Begin reading →The great novels of China · in the original
The four great Chinese novels in their original text — with pinyin on demand, line-by-line translation, and commentary. A free reading companion for learners of Chinese.
Browse the library ↓The birth and rebellion of the Monkey King, and the great pilgrimage west for the sacred scriptures — a tale of mischief, magic, and enlightenment.
開卷 Begin reading →War, loyalty, and strategy in the collapse of the Han — the historical epic of three rival states contending for the empire.
即將推出 · Coming soonOne hundred and eight outlaws driven to the marshes of Liangshan — a sweeping saga of brotherhood and revolt against a corrupt order.
即將推出 · Coming soonThe rise and fall of the Jia family, and a doomed love among the garden's youth — the great novel of memory, manners, and impermanence.
即將推出 · Coming soonEvery novel in its original, unabridged form — the words as the author wrote them, in traditional characters.
Reading stays clean by default. Tap once, and pinyin appears directly beneath each character — then vanishes again.
Line-by-line English alongside the Chinese, with commentary on the allusions, drawing on classical scholarship.