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  • The Missing Trial at Benbo Kingdom in Journey to the West

    April 17, 2025

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    Juan

    In Journey to the West, after passing through the Kingdom of Sacrifice, located to the west, the next destination should have been the Kingdom of Benbo (also called Bonpo or Pen-Puo).

  • [Journey to the West] Spider Spirits or Fairies?

    April 17, 2025

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    Juan

    In Journey to the West, most female spirits or demons capture the Tang Monk because they desire to marry him. Only two exceptions exist: the ‌White Bone Spirit‌ and the ‌Seven Spider Spirits‌. Both groups sought the Tang Sanzang’s “flesh” (for immortality) and showed no sexual or romantic interest in men.

  • The Kingdom of Women in History and Journey to the West

    April 17, 2025

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    Juan

    In the novel Journey to the West, the ‌Women’s Kingdom‌ is one of the nations that the monk Tang Sanzang and his disciples pass through during their quest for Buddhist scriptures.

  • [Journey to the West] Why are there only women in the Kingdom of Western Liang?

    April 17, 2025

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    Juan

    The Women’s Kingdom (Women State) in Journey to the West is an all-female society sustained by supernatural and cultural mechanisms.

  • [Journey to the West] Does the Queen of Women State truly love Tang Monk?

    April 16, 2025

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    Juan

    In Journey to the West, the Queen of the Kingdom of Women (Women State or Women’s Kingdom) expresses overt affection for the Tang Monk, even offering her nation’s wealth and throne in exchange for marriage with Xuanzang.

  • ‌Are there cat demons in Journey to the West?

    April 16, 2025

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    Juan

    If you visit the Forbidden City in Beijing, you might encounter cats. It is said that nearly 200 cats live there.

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