Journey to the West (2011 TV series)

Journey to the West
Promotional art
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese西遊記
Simplified Chinese西游记
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXī Yóu Jì
GenreChinese mythology, shenmo, fantasy, adventure
Based onJourney to the West
by Wu Cheng'en
Screenplay byGao Dayong
Liu Yi
Lang Xuefeng
Huang Yonghui
Kang Feng
Zhang Hua
Directed byZhang Jianya
Presented byMa Zhongjun
StarringWu Yue
Nie Yuan
Zang Jinsheng
Elvis Tsui
Theme music composerXu Jingqing
Opening themeXin Jing (心经) performed by Yang Xiaolin
Ending themeGanwen Lu Zai Hefang (敢问路在何方) performed by Dao Lang
ComposerChen Tong
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes66
Production
ProducerZhang Jizhong
Production locationChina
CinematographyYang Tao
Jiang Youxing
Guan Jianxiong
Mou Jianhui
Luo Yongyuan
Hao Dajun
EditorsZhang Jin
Zhang Yubao
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time45 minutes per episode
Production companyCiwen Film & TV Production Co. Ltd.
Original release
NetworkTVS
Release28 July 2011 (2011-07-28)
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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.