Hi! Welcome to the 40th episode of Shenanigans of a Westward Journey, depicting the fantastic story of Journey to the West!  In this episode I’ll be covering the last portion of chapter 19 of Journey to the West. Last time, the pig monster, now 猪八戒 (Zhu BaJie), because a disciple of the Tang Monk. They left the Gao Village and continued on their way of travel when they came across a mountain… 

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FUN FACT #46: https://www.oldest.org/geography/oldest-chinatowns/ 

1999 Journey to the West Cartoon: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzX3GuY8oecpvovFprjpoxRAK2HyxHtpU&si=2-T-AtrlEf0bx8R8 

Show hosted/edited/produced by Joanna Lin; Theme music by Joanna Lin; Website designed by Joanna Lin with WordPress; Art and logo designed by Joanna Lin; Script translated by Anthony C.Yu, edited Joanna Lin

SPECIAL THANKS FOR MY MOM FOR SUPPORTING ME THROUGH THIS JOURNEY! I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU!!

#Journeytothewest #chinesemythology #mythology #chineseculture #Sun悟空 #西游记 #孙悟空 #tangdynasty #唐朝 #books #stories #tangtaizong #唐太宗 #玄奘 #xuanzang #Buddhism #唐僧 #唐三藏 #玄奘 #陈玄奘 #tangseng #xuanzang #scripture孙悟空 #tangsanzang #monk

Hi! Welcome to the 39th episode of Shenanigans of a Westward Journey, depicting the fantastic story of Journey to the West!  In this episode I’ll be covering the middle portion of chapter 19 of Journey to the West. Last time, the Pig Monster begged our Monkey King to take him to the Tang Monk. How would that encounter go?...

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FUN FACT #45: https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/earth/create-a-compass2 

1999 Journey to the West Cartoon: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzX3GuY8oecpvovFprjpoxRAK2HyxHtpU&si=2-T-AtrlEf0bx8R8 

Show hosted/edited/produced by Joanna Lin; Theme music by Joanna Lin; Website designed by Joanna Lin with WordPress; Art and logo designed by Joanna Lin; Script translated by Anthony C.Yu, edited Joanna Lin

SPECIAL THANKS FOR MY MOM FOR SUPPORTING ME THROUGH THIS JOURNEY! I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU!!

#Journeytothewest #chinesemythology #mythology #chineseculture #Sun悟空 #西游记 #孙悟空 #tangdynasty #唐朝 #books #stories #tangtaizong #唐太宗 #玄奘 #xuanzang #Buddhism #唐僧 #唐三藏 #玄奘 #陈玄奘 #tangseng #xuanzang #scripture孙悟空 #tangsanzang #monk

Hi! Welcome to the 38th episode of Shenanigans of a Westward Journey, depicting the fantastic story of Journey to the West!  In this episode I’ll be covering the beginning portion of chapter 19 of Journey to the West. Last time, our Monkey King confronted the Pig Monster in Gao Village and is now chasing him down. How would this end..?

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FUN FACT #44: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/compass/ 

1999 Journey to the West Cartoon: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzX3GuY8oecpvovFprjpoxRAK2HyxHtpU&si=2-T-AtrlEf0bx8R8

Show hosted/edited/produced by Joanna Lin; Theme music by Joanna Lin; Website designed by Joanna Lin with WordPress; Art and logo designed by Joanna Lin; Script translated by Anthony C.Yu, edited Joanna Lin

SPECIAL THANKS FOR MY MOM FOR SUPPORTING ME THROUGH THIS JOURNEY! I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU!!

#Journeytothewest #chinesemythology #mythology #chineseculture #Sun悟空 #西游记 #孙悟空 #tangdynasty #唐朝 #books #stories #tangtaizong #唐太宗 #玄奘 #xuanzang #Buddhism #唐僧 #唐三藏 #玄奘 #陈玄奘 #tangseng #xuanzang #scripture孙悟空 #tangsanzang #monk

Hi! Welcome to the 37th episode of Shenanigans of a Westward Journey, depicting the fantastic story of Journey to the West! I have returned as promiseddd! In this episode I’ll be covering the last portion of chapter 18 of Journey to the West. Last time,  we talked about a strange monster that's been haunting the Gao family, who is that beast and how would our Monkey Kind solve this problem?

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FUN FACT #43: https://education.asianart.org/resources/the-invention-of-woodblock-printing-in-the-tang-and-song-dynasties/

1999 Journey to the West Cartoon: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzX3GuY8oecpvovFprjpoxRAK2HyxHtpU&si=2-T-AtrlEf0bx8R8 

Show hosted/edited/produced by Joanna Lin; Theme music by Joanna Lin; Website designed by Joanna Lin with WordPress; Art and logo designed by Joanna Lin; Script translated by Anthony C.Yu, edited Joanna Lin

SPECIAL THANKS FOR MY MOM FOR SUPPORTING ME THROUGH THIS JOURNEY! I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU!!

#Journeytothewest #chinesemythology #mythology #chineseculture #Sun悟空 #西游记 #孙悟空 #tangdynasty #唐朝 #books #stories #tangtaizong #唐太宗 #玄奘 #xuanzang #Buddhism #唐僧 #唐三藏 #玄奘 #陈玄奘 #tangseng #xuanzang #scripture孙悟空 #tangsanzang #monk

Hi! Welcome to the 36th episode of Shenanigans of a Westward Journey, depicting the fantastic story of Journey to the West! I AMMMM BACKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!! (as promisedddd) In this episode I’ll be covering the beginning portion of chapter 18 of Journey to the West. This week, our master and disciple are off on a new journey once again. They came across a village that seems lively on its surface, but trouble is occurring in one of families there…

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FUN FACT #42: http://en.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_26509.htm 

1999 Journey to the West Cartoon: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzX3GuY8oecpvovFprjpoxRAK2HyxHtpU&si=2-T-AtrlEf0bx8R8 

Show hosted/edited/produced by Joanna Lin; Theme music by Joanna Lin; Website designed by Joanna Lin with WordPress; Art and logo designed by Joanna Lin; Script translated by Anthony C.Yu, edited Joanna Lin

SPECIAL THANKS FOR MY MOM FOR SUPPORTING ME THROUGH THIS JOURNEY! I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU!!

#Journeytothewest #chinesemythology #mythology #chineseculture #Sun悟空 #西游记 #孙悟空 #tangdynasty #唐朝 #books #stories #tangtaizong #唐太宗 #玄奘 #xuanzang #Buddhism #唐僧 #唐三藏 #玄奘 #陈玄奘 #tangseng #xuanzang #scripture孙悟空 #tangsanzang #monk #高老庄 #Gaolaozhuang

Hi! Welcome to the 35th episode of Shenanigans of a Westward Journey, depicting the fantastic story of Journey to the West! I AMMMM BACKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!! I want to apologize to all of my listeners for my sudden disappearance. I did explain in more details in the episode for everything but again, I am really really sorry!

In this episode I’ll be covering the last portion of chapter 17 of Journey to the West. Last time, 孙悟空 changed into the looks of the old monk a the temple and snuck into the monster's cave with his disguise. Would he be successful with his plan to retrieve the cassock?…

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APPLE PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shenanigans-of-a-westward-journey/id174g83g168 

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Sixty-four hexagrams: https://aiching.app/i-ching-hexagrams/#:~:text=Each%20of%20the%2064%20hexagrams,specific%20life%20scenarios%20or%20challenges. 

FUN FACT #41: https://afe.easia.columbia.edu/songdynasty-module/tech-gunpowder.html 

1999 Journey to the West Cartoon: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzX3GuY8oecpvovFprjpoxRAK2HyxHtpU&si=2-T-AtrlEf0bx8R8 

Show hosted/edited/produced by Joanna Lin; Theme music by Joanna Lin; Website designed by Joanna Lin with WordPress; Art and logo designed by Joanna Lin; Script translated by Anthony C.Yu, edited Joanna Lin

SPECIAL THANKS FOR MY MOM FOR SUPPORTING ME THROUGH THIS JOURNEY! I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU!!

Hi! Welcome to the 34th episode of Shenanigans of a Westward Journey, depicting the fantastic story of Journey to the West! I AMMMM BACKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!! In this episode I’ll be covering the beginning portion of chapter 17 of Journey to the West. Last time, a bear monster from the Black Wind Cave (黑风洞) stole 唐三藏’s cassock. 孙悟空 promised to get it back…

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APPLE PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shenanigans-of-a-westward-journey/id174g83g168 

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FUN FACT #40: https://www.brown.edu/Departments/Joukowsky_Institute/courses/13things/7687.html#:~:text=Chinese%20monks%20discovered%20the%20technology,and%20immediately%20applied%20to%20warfare. 

1999 Journey to the West Cartoon: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzX3GuY8oecpvovFprjpoxRAK2HyxHtpU&si=2-T-AtrlEf0bx8R8 

Show hosted/edited/produced by Joanna Lin; Theme music by Joanna Lin; Website designed by Joanna Lin with WordPress; Art and logo designed by Joanna Lin; Script translated by Anthony C.Yu, edited Joanna Lin

SPECIAL THANKS FOR CLAIRE AND MY MOM FOR SUPPORTING ME THROUGH THIS JOURNEY! I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU!!

#Journeytothewest #chinesemythology #mythology #chineseculture #Sun悟空 #西游记 #孙悟空 #tangdynasty #唐朝 #books #stories #tangtaizong #唐太宗 #玄奘 #xuanzang #Buddhism #唐僧 #唐三藏 #玄奘 #陈玄奘 #tangseng #xuanzang #scripture孙悟空 #tangsanzang #monk #cassock

The reason behind me going missing for a month…

Hi! Welcome to the 33rd episode of Shenanigans of a Westward Journey, depicting the fantastic story of Journey to the West! I AMMMM BACKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!! In this episode I’ll be covering the last portion of chapter 16 of Journey to the West. Last time, our monkey king showed off the pilgrim’s cassock to the temple’s old abbot, but that rose that man’s envy. He made the plan to burn 孙悟空 and his master to death. How will the two escape this mortal dilemma?…

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APPLE PODCAST:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shenanigans-of-a-westward-journey/id174g83g168 

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FUN FACT #39:https://www.eekwi.org/activities/arts-crafts/make-your-own-paper 

1999 Journey to the West Cartoon:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzX3GuY8oecpvovFprjpoxRAK2HyxHtpU&si=2-T-AtrlEf0bx8R8 

Show hosted/edited/produced by Joanna Lin; Theme music by Joanna Lin; Website designed by Joanna Lin with WordPress; Art and logo designed by Joanna Lin; Script translated by Anthony C.Yu, edited Joanna Lin

SPECIAL THANKS FOR CLAIRE AND MY MOM FOR SUPPORTING ME THROUGH THIS JOURNEY! I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU!!

#Journeytothewest #chinesemythology #mythology #chineseculture #Sun悟空 #西游记 #孙悟空 #tangdynasty #唐朝 #books #stories #tangtaizong #唐太宗 #玄奘 #xuanzang #Buddhism #唐僧 #唐三藏 #玄奘 #陈玄奘 #tangseng #xuanzang #scripturepilgrim #tangsanzang #monk #cassock

Hi! Welcome to the 32nd episode of Shenanigans of a Westward Journey, depicting the fantastic story of Journey to the West! I AMMMM BACKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!! In this episode I’ll be covering the beginning portion of chapter 16 of Journey to the West. The scripture pilgrim and his disciple 孙悟空, our monkey king, arrives at a temple, but this temple seems… rather strange…

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APPLE PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shenanigans-of-a-westward-journey/id174g83g168 

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FUN FACT #38: https://www.afandpa.org/history-paper 

1999 Journey to the West Cartoon: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzX3GuY8oecpvovFprjpoxRAK2HyxHtpU&si=2-T-AtrlEf0bx8R8 

Show hosted/edited/produced by Joanna Lin; Theme music by Joanna Lin; Website designed by Joanna Lin with WordPress; Art and logo designed by Joanna Lin; Script translated by Anthony C.Yu, edited Joanna Lin

SPECIAL THANKS FOR CLAIRE AND MY MOM FOR SUPPORTING ME THROUGH THIS JOURNEY! I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU!!

#Journeytothewest #chinesemythology #mythology #chineseculture #Sun悟空 #西游记 #孙悟空 #tangdynasty #唐朝 #books #stories #tangtaizong #唐太宗 #玄奘 #xuanzang #Buddhism #唐僧 #唐三藏 #玄奘 #陈玄奘 #tangseng #xuanzang #scripturepilgrim #tangsanzang #monk #cassock