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 Legend of King Huaguang's Journey to the South (華光天王南遊志傳, Huaguang Tianwang Nanyou zhizhuan), usually referred to as Journey to the South (zh:南遊記, Nanyou ji), is a Chinese novel by Yu Xiangdou (余象斗). 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.