The book, Tang Monk, is the life story of Xuanzang (¿¿), also known as Tang Sanzang (¿¿¿), a character from the Chinese classical novel Journey to the West (¿¿¿), who went to fetch the Buddhist scriptures from India (¿¿). The volume, 9th in the Mandarin Chinese Reading Series, includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin in the story form. With about 700 unique characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the Mandarin Chinese Reading Series offers you a variety of elementary level books (HSK Level 1) to learn Chinese culture as well as practice Chinese reading fast.


The book has 11 chapters in the following order:
¿¿¿¿Life of Xuanzang in Brief (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)
¿¿¿¿Basic Facts about Xuanzang (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)
¿¿¿¿Pilgrimage to India (¿¿¿¿¿)
¿¿¿¿Xuanzang in India (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)
¿¿¿¿Xuanzang Returns to China (¿¿¿¿¿¿)
¿¿¿¿Legacy of Xuanzang (¿¿¿¿)
¿¿¿¿Tang Sanzang in the Journey to the West (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)
¿¿¿¿Meaning of "Tang Sanzang" (¿¿¿¿¿¿)
¿¿¿¿Early Life of Tang Sanzang (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)
¿¿¿¿Sun Wukong and Tang Sanzang (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)
¿¿¿¿¿Personality Traits of Tang Sanzang (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)