Journey to the West is a Chinese television series adapted from the 16th-century novel of the same title. Production for the 66 episodes long series started on 12 September 2009, and it was first broadcast in mainland China on 28 July 2011 on TVS. The series was produced by Zhang Jizhong[1] and was released a year later than another television series of the same title (broadcast on Zhejiang Satellite TV), but with a different cast and crew.
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| Traditional Chinese | 西遊記 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 西游记 | ||||||
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| Genre | Chinese mythology, shenmo, fantasy, adventure | ||||||
| Based on | Journey to the West byWu Cheng'en | ||||||
| Screenplay by | Gao Dayong Liu Yi Lang Xuefeng Huang Yonghui Kang Feng Zhang Hua | ||||||
| Directed by | Zhang Jianya | ||||||
| Presented by | Ma Zhongjun | ||||||
| Starring | Wu Yue Nie Yuan Zang Jinsheng Elvis Tsui | ||||||
| Theme music composer | Xu Jingqing | ||||||
| Opening theme | Xin Jing (心经) performed by Yang Xiaolin | ||||||
| Ending theme | Ganwen Lu Zai Hefang (敢问路在何方) performed by Dao Lang | ||||||
| Composer | Chen Tong | ||||||
| Country of origin | China | ||||||
| Original language | Mandarin | ||||||
| No. of episodes | 66 | ||||||
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| Producer | Zhang Jizhong | ||||||
| Production location | China | ||||||
| Cinematography | Yang Tao Jiang Youxing Guan Jianxiong Mou Jianhui Luo Yongyuan Hao Dajun | ||||||
| Editors | Zhang Jin Zhang Yubao | ||||||
| Camera setup | Multi-camera | ||||||
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode | ||||||
| Production company | Ciwen Film & TV Production Co. Ltd. | ||||||
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| Network | TVS | ||||||
| Release | 28 July 2011 (2011-07-28) | ||||||
The lyrics of the opening theme song, performed by Yang Xiaolin, are taken from the mantra of the Buddhist scripture Heart Sutra. The ending theme song, sung by Dao Lang, is a remixed version of the 1986 television series Journey to the West's theme song, which was originally performed by Jiang Dawei.[citation needed]