Now, the China National Traditional Orchestra is making a show, called Xuanzang's Pilgrimage , telling the story with traditional Chinese instruments.And this time, the hero is not the monkey, but his mentor, the monk Xuanzang.
Composer Jiang Ying uses the dizi (bamboo flute) and the xiao (vertical Chinese flute) to portray Xuanzang; the pipa (a four-stringed plucked instrument) to depict the Goddess and the konghou (a harp like plucked instrument) to portray a princess of a Central Asian country.