Queen Mother of the West

  • Chang’e Flies to the Moon

    Long ago, when the world was in great danger, ten suns appeared together in the sky. The intense heat burned crops, dried rivers, and made people suffer terribly. Many died from hunger and heat.

  • The Joy of Playing with Foxes

    My friend Bi Yi’an is a free, easy-going, optimistic and straightforward man. He is also fat and has a thick beard. He is well-known among men of letters. When his uncle, Bi Jiyou, served as a prefect, he often visited him at his villa.

  • Journey to the West – Episode 16 – Picture story

    Before long, the Queen Mother of the West and the Grand Primordial(Laozi) both journeyed to the Treasure Hall of Divine Mists to lodge formal complaints against the Stone Rebel.

  • Nine-Headed Insect and Journey to the West

    The Nine-Headed Insect, also known as the Nine-Headed Bird or Nine-Headed Avian, is a mythical creature in Chinese legends and serves as the original inspiration for the Nine-Headed Insect featured in the mythological novel Journey to the West.

  • [Journey to the West] How often is the Immortal Peach Banquet held?

    The ‌Peach Garden‌(Garden of Immortal Peaches) is a celestial orchard in Heaven, owned by ‌Wangmu‌ (the Queen Mother of the West). It grows ‌Immortal Peaches‌, which are mystical fruits with life-extending properties‌. Eating the Peaches of Immortality is the primary method gods and deities use to extend their lifespans in the novel Journey to…

  • [Journey to the West] The Mystery of the Stolen Peaches

    In Journey to the West, the theft of the Peaches of Immortality from the Heavenly Orchard is a pivotal episode. While Sun Wukong (the Monkey King) is the apparent culprit, the incident is shrouded in doubt, layered with political intrigue and celestial manipulation.

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

    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.

  • Immortality and Journey to the West

    In many cultures, immortality is regarded as a noble ideal. Ancient Chinese myths, legends, and texts are rich with stories and figures pursuing eternal life.