Journey to the South
Ming dynasty illustration of Huaguang subduing the white snake | |
| Author | Yu Xiangdou |
|---|---|
| Original title | 南遊記 |
| Language | Written vernacular Chinese |
| Genre | Gods and demons fiction, Chinese mythology, fantasy, adventure |
Publication date | 1571 or 1631 (earliest surviving print) |
| Publication place | China |
The Huaguang Tianwang Nanyou zhizhuan (華光天王南遊志傳), usually referred to as the Nanyou ji (南遊記) or Journey to the South, is a Chinese novel by Yu Xiangdou. First published in the seventeenth century during the Ming dynasty, it tells the story of the celestial being Huaguang, who is reincarnated three times as a result of his transgressions. It was later included in the anthology Four Journeys.