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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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In Journey to the West, the first demon killed by Sun Wukong (the Monkey King) is the Monster King of Calamity(or Monstrous King of Havoc). This episode carries profound symbolic meaning rooted in Taoist cosmology.
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The Kingdom of Black Rooster does not appear in any real historical records and is a fictional nation created by the author of Journey to the West. However, the story and certain plot elements in the Black Rooster Kingdom evoke associations with the Liang Dynasty during Emperor Wu’s reign.
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From Journey to the West, we learn that ancient Chinese emperors and officials typically commenced their court sessions around the fifth watch.