Shenanigans of a Westward Journey

Hi! Welcome to the 25th episode of Shenanigans of a Westward Journey, depicting the fantastic story of Journey to the West! In this episode I’ll be covering the end of chapter 12 of Journey to the West. After Tang Emperor fulfilled his promise and transcended the orphaned souls of the Underworld, the All Compassionate Bodhisattva GuanYin (观音) came to see him…

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WEBSITE: https://www.awestwardjourney.com/ 

INSTAGRAM: @a_westward_journey 

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FUN FACT #29: https://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/social_customs/zodiac/  

The Three Vehicles of Buddhism: https://www.onelittleangel.com/wisdom/quotes/buddhism.asp?level=3 

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 #Sunwukong #西游记 #孙悟空 #tangdynasty #唐朝 #books #stories #tangtaizong #唐太宗 #Guanyin #观音 #玄奘 #xuanzang #Buddhism #唐僧 #唐三藏 #玄奘 #陈玄奘 #tangseng #xuanzang #scripturepilgrim #tangsanzang #monk

Hi! Welcome to  the 24th 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 of chapter 12 of Journey to the West. The Tang Emperor has fulfilled many of his promises to the Kings of the Underworld, but there’s still more thing he has yet to accomplish…

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APPLE PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shenanigans-of-a-westward-journey/id1749839168 

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WEBSITE: https://www.awestwardjourney.com/ 

INSTAGRAM: @a_westward_journey 

EMAIL: [email protected] 

FUN FACT #28: https://www.ifaw.org/ca-en/animals/giant-pandas 

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; Script edited Joanna Lin

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

#Journeytothewest #chinesemythology #mythology #chineseculture #Sunwukong #西游记 #孙悟空 #tangdynasty #唐朝 #books #stories #tangtaizong #唐太宗 #魏征 #weizheng #grandchancellor #阎王 #Yama #玄奘 #xuanzang #Buddhism

Hi! Welcome to  the 23rd episode of Shenanigans of a Westward Journey, depicting the fantastic story of Journey to the West! In this episode I’ll be covering the second half of chapter 11 of Journey to the West. The emperor continued his tour of the underworld. What will he do when he returns to life?…

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APPLE PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shenanigans-of-a-westward-journey/id1749839168 

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WEBSITE: https://www.awestwardjourney.com/ 

INSTAGRAM: @a_westward_journey 

EMAIL: [email protected] 

FUN FACT #27: https://clb.org.hk/en/content/migrant-workers-and-their-children 

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; Script edited Joanna Lin

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

#Journeytothewest #chinesemythology #mythology #chineseculture #Sunwukong #西游记 #孙悟空 #tangdynasty #唐朝 #books #stories #tangtaizong #唐太宗 #魏征 #weizheng #grandchancellor #阎王 #Yama #崔珏 #cuijue

Hi! I’m Joanna. Today is Welcome to the SIX MONTHS ANNIVERSARY of Shenanigans of a Westward Journey!!!!! This special episode will not cover any content of Journey to the West, but will instead be me talking about the history of this podcast, where I started, and where I am now! There is no script, no editing (ok fine there’s a tiny bit of editing but not as much as usual), just me talking for 40 minutes straight. Anyways, go and click on that play button already! 

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APPLE PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shenanigans-of-a-westward-journey/id1749839168 

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WEBSITE: https://www.awestwardjourney.com/ 

INSTAGRAM: @a_westward_journey 

EMAIL: [email protected] 

FUN FACT #...: nope not today lol

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

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

Hi! Welcome to the 22nd episode of Shenanigans of a Westward Journey, depicting the fantastic story of Journey to the West! In this episode I’ll be covering the first half of chapter 11 of Journey to the West. The Tang Emperor unfortunately passed away from the fright and stress caused by the Dragon King. 魏征 (Wei Zheng) the Grand Chancellor said he has a way for him to come back to life, but does such a method really exist?…

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APPLE PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shenanigans-of-a-westward-journey/id1749839168 

WeChat: search for “英文西游趣事”

WEBSITE: https://www.awestwardjourney.com/ 

INSTAGRAM: @a_westward_journey 

EMAIL: [email protected] 

FUN FACT #26: https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-building-blocks-of-chinese-part-2-basic-characters-components-and-radicals/ 

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; Script edited Joanna Lin

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

#Journeytothewest #chinesemythology #mythology #chineseculture #Sunwukong #西游记 #孙悟空 #tangdynasty #唐朝 #books #stories #观音 #guanyin #bodhisattva #太宗 #taizong #魏征 #weizheng #grandchancellor #dragonking #龙王 #longwang #袁守诚 #yuanshoucheng #fortuneteller

Hi! Welcome to  the 21st episode of Shenanigans of a Westward Journey, depicting the fantastic story of Journey to the West! In this episode I’ll be covering the second half of chapter 10 of Journey to the West. The Dragon King of the 泾 (Jing) River was shocked by how accurate the fortuneteller’s predictions were. How would he now attempt to win this bet?…

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APPLE PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shenanigans-of-a-westward-journey/id1749839168 

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WEBSITE: https://www.awestwardjourney.com/ 

INSTAGRAM: @a_westward_journey 

EMAIL: [email protected] 

FUN FACT #25: https://www.digmandarin.com/chinese-strokes-list.html

Liu Bei (刘备) and Zhuge Liang (诸葛亮): https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zhuge-Liang 

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; Script edited Joanna Lin

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

#Journeytothewest #chinesemythology #mythology #chineseculture #Sunwukong #西游记 #孙悟空 #tangdynasty #唐朝 #books #stories #观音 #guanyin #bodhisattva #太宗 #taizong #魏征 #weizheng #grandchancellor #dragonking #龙王 #longwang #袁守诚 #yuanshoucheng #fortuneteller

Hi! Welcome to  the 20th episode of Shenanigans of a Westward Journey, depicting the fantastic story of Journey to the West! In this episode I’ll be covering the first half of chapter 10 of Journey to the West. Right after the scripture pilgrim 玄奘 (Xuán Zàng) avenged his parents, a whole new story was going down in the capital city 长安 (Chang’an), beside the river 泾 (Jīng)…

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APPLE PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shenanigans-of-a-westward-journey/id1749839168 

WeChat: search for "英文西游趣事"

WEBSITE: https://www.awestwardjourney.com/ 

INSTAGRAM: @a_westward_journey 

EMAIL: [email protected] 

FUN FACT #24: https://inhabitat.com/china-produces-80-million-disposable-chopsticks-per-year-putting-its-forests-at-risk/#:~:text=China%20uses%20an%20astounding%2080,more%20than%201.3%20billion%20people. 

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; Script edited Joanna Lin

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

#Journeytothewest #chinesemythology #mythology #chineseculture #Sunwukong #西游记 #孙悟空 #tangdynasty #唐朝 #books #stories #观音 #guanyin #bodhisattva #太宗 #太宗 #魏征 #weizheng #grandchancellor #dragonking #龙王 #longwang #袁守诚 #yuanshoucheng #fortuneteller

Hi! Welcome to  the 19th episode of Shenanigans of a Westward Journey, depicting the fantastic story of Journey to the West! In this episode I’ll be covering the rest of chapter 9 of Journey to the West. The scripture pilgrim was born. How should he reunite with his family…

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APPLE PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shenanigans-of-a-westward-journey/id1749839168 

WeChat: search for "英文西游趣事"

WEBSITE: https://www.awestwardjourney.com/ 

INSTAGRAM: @a_westward_journey 

EMAIL: [email protected] 

FUN FACT #23: http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/research/china-ethnicgroups.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; Script edited Joanna Lin

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

#Journeytothewest #chinesemythology #mythology #chineseculture #Sunwukong #西游记 #孙悟空 #tangdynasty #唐朝 #books #stories #chenguangrui #陈光蕊 #mantangjiao #满堂娇 #monk #观音 #guanyin #bodhisattva #taizong #太宗 #玄奘 #xuanzang

Hi! Welcome to  the 18th 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 of chapter 9 of Journey to the West. The Bodhisattva 观音 (GuanYin) arrived at Chang’An (长安) to seek the true scripture pilgrim. And while she settled down, a series of events was about to go down in this nation…

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APPLE PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shenanigans-of-a-westward-journey/id1749839168 

WeChat: search for "英文西游趣事"

WEBSITE: https://www.awestwardjourney.com/ 

INSTAGRAM: @a_westward_journey 

EMAIL: [email protected] 

FUN FACT #22: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Chinese-examination-system 

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; Script edited Joanna Lin

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

#Journeytothewest #chinesemythology #mythology #chineseculture #Sunwukong #西游记 #孙悟空 #tangdynasty #唐朝 #books #stories #chenguangrui #陈光蕊 #mantangjiao #满堂娇 #monk #观音 #guanyin #bodhisattva #imperialexam #科举考试 #gaokao #高考 #zhuangyuan #状元 #taizong #太宗

Hi! Welcome to  the 17th episode of Shenanigans of a Westward Journey, depicting the fantastic story of Journey to the West! In this episode I’ll be covering the rest of chapter 9 of Journey to the West. As GuanYin continues her journey seeking the scripture pilgrim, she meets more individuals in need of a redemption, one of whom you may be very familiar with…

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APPLE PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shenanigans-of-a-westward-journey/id1749839168 

WeChat: search for "英文西游趣事"

WEBSITE: https://www.awestwardjourney.com/ 

INSTAGRAM: @a_westward_journey 

EMAIL: [email protected] 

FUN FACT #21: https://chcp.org/Chinese-Numerology#:~:text=The%20Chinese%20concept%20of%20numerology,in%20a%20many%2Dtone%20language

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

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

#Journeytothewest #chinesemythology #mythology #chineseculture #Sunwukong #西游记 #孙悟空 #books #stories  #guanyin #观音 #bodhisattvas #huian #惠岸 #muzha #木吒  #zhuwuneng #猪悟能 #bailongma #白龙马 #sunwukong #孙悟空 #qitiandasheng #齐天大圣 #greatsageequaltoheaven #greatsage