Journey to the West – Legends of the Monkey King is a 2000 Chinese cartoon show produced by China Central Television. It is based on the novel Journey to the West. There are 52 episodes in total with a duration of about 11 minutes each. The English-language version of the show was produced by Cinar (now DHX Media, previously Cookie Jar Group). It first aired on Teletoon in Canada and was later aired on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV in the United States from 2009 to 2010. The production began in 1992. It has been regarded as a classic of Chinese animation.