The book, Chinese Reading Practice, is the life story of Zhu Bajie (猪八戒, Pigsy), a mythical character from the Chinese classical novel Journey to the West (西游记), who, after certain initial adventures, accompanied Tang Sanzang (唐三藏) to fetch the Buddhist scripture from India (西天). The volume, eighth in the Mandarin Chinese Reading Series, includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin in the story form. With about 600 unique characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the Mandarin Chinese Reading Series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2) to learn Chinese culture as well as practice Chinese reading fast.

The book has 10 chapters in the following order:

第一章 Journey to the West (西游记)

第二章 Pigsy (猪⼋戒)

第三章：Facts about Pigsy (关于猪⼋戒的事实)

第四章：Pigsy and Moon Goddess (天蓬元帅与嫦娥)

第五章：Meeting Tang San Zang (遇见唐三藏)

第六章：Preexistence of Pigsy (猪⼋戒的存在)

第七章：The nine-toothed rake (九齿钉耙)

第八章：Good Personality traits of Pigsy (猪⼋戒的良好人格特质)

第九章：Bad Personality traits of Pigsy (猪⼋戒的不良人格特质)

第十章：The Cleanser of the Altars (净坛使者)