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| Genre: | Chinese mythology, shenmo, fantasy, adventure | ||||||||
| Director: | Kan Weiping | ||||||||
| Presenter: | Wang Yajun Yin Lianzhao | ||||||||
| Starring: | Liu Xiao Ling Tong Chi Chongrui Ma Dehua Liu Dagang | ||||||||
| Opentheme: | Meng Xi You (梦西游) performed by Ding Guagua | ||||||||
| Endtheme: | Chuan Jia Bao (传家宝) performed by Han Dong | ||||||||
| Country: | China | ||||||||
| Language: | Mandarin | ||||||||
| Num Episodes: | 45 | ||||||||
| Executive Producer: | Yang Weiguang Wang Yiming Zou Weirui | ||||||||
| Producer: | Xu Mingzhe Wu Qiuxia | ||||||||
| Editor: | Hong Mei | ||||||||
| Location: | China | ||||||||
| Cinematography: | Chen Hong | ||||||||
| Runtime: | 45 minutes per episode | ||||||||
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| Channel: | Shandong Qilu TV |
Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West is a Chinese television series about the life of Wu Cheng'en and his inspiration for writing the 16th-century novel Journey to the West.[1] The series was directed by Kan Weiping[2] and consists of a total of 45 episodes shot in high definition, each 45 minutes long and containing 10 minutes of 3-D effects. The original lead actors of the 1986 television series Journey to the West starred in Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West and reprised their roles: Liu Xiao Ling Tong as Sun Wukong, Chi Chongrui as Tang Sanzang and Ma Dehua as Zhu Bajie. Sha Wujing, however, was portrayed by Liu Dagang because the original actor, Yan Huaili, died in April 2009. It was broadcast by Shandong Qilu TV in July 2010.[3]