Who played Tian Yaozu? Tian Yaozu played it. Go west to Tian Yaozu.

Hou Tianlai, the actor of The Journey to the West Nakata Yaozu.

Journey to the West is a 40-episode historical TV series released by Dongyang Xingshengdi Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd., directed by Sanlin Li, written by Yu Zhixian and Lian Yue, and starring Du Chun, Miao Wei, Fu Dalong and Hou Tianlai.

The play describes the hardships and sadness of Shanxi people's western expedition, and it is the struggle process of Shanxi people writing with blood and tears, tenacity and integrity. It tells the story of Ching Tien, a young scholar in Qixian County, Shanxi Province, who was forced to leave his hometown and go to the west because of family changes and life in the early years of the Republic of China.

Hou Tianlai, a national first-class actor, 1958 was born in Kuancheng District, Changchun City, Jilin Province, and 1982 graduated from Jilin Art Institute, and now works in China People's Liberation Army Bayi Film Studio.

In April, 2008, forced by family changes and life, he participated in "Going West" filmed by Ching Tien, a young scholar in Qixian County, Shanxi Province, and confessed to Tian Yaozu, Ching Tien's father who was addicted to gambling. In September, he played the villain Hou Dengke in the family comedy "Have a Good Life" starring Song Dandan.