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We continue the great Chinese epic about the Monkey Warrior, Sun Wukong, who must escort the Buddhist monk Tripitaka on his long journey to India to fetch the sacred scrolls. But first, Tripitaka must rescue Sun Wukong from his prison beneath a mountain, where the mischievous Monkey has been trapped for 500 years. Read by Jana Elizabeth and written and adapted by Bertie for Storynory. Please support Storynory in any way you can. We have been sharing free stories with families for 21 years.

Sun Wukong discovers that his foe the Rhino King isn't really a rhino at all.

Sun Wukong goes head-to-head against the last remaining demon Daoist priest of the Slow-Cart Kingdom.

Sun Wukong (the Monkey King) is a born from a stone egg on Flower Fruit Mountain. He seeks immortality and invincible  strength in battle. Soon the Jade Emperor in Heaven hears about all the trouble is creating on Earth and decides to give him a job to keep him an eye on him . The Monkey King is the hero (perhaps anti-hero) of China's epic Journey to the West written in the 16th Century. Read byWe are partly publishing this to fill a gap in our Chinse Years of the Animals Cycle (hence the mention to people born in the Year of the Monkey). Jana and adapted for Storynory by Bertie. Do check out how you can support us on Storynory.

Sun Wukong and his brothers have a little fun with the local Daoists.

Sun Wukong visits the Dragon King of the West Sea and tells him to go collect his nephew.

Sun Wukong - How To Discipline Your Monkey Mind (Taoism).  In this podcast, we're going to look at how to Discipline Your Monkey Mind through the taoist philosophy of “Sun Wukong."Sun Wukong is the legendary protagonist of the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West. He is a god-tier monkey king and a warrior who can leap across the sky and shift into 72 different forms.But unlike other mythic figures, Wukong began his journey as a mortal slave to his own impulses. He was reckless, impulsive, and his own worst enemy. His transformation from a rebellious monster into an enlightened master is a psychological blueprint for every man who feels like a victim of his own talent; the man who is ambitious but lazy, talented but distracted. Most of us live like the early Wukong. We all have an inner unruly monkey - that part of your brain that craves distraction, avoids work, and chases cheap dopamine. We have the gifts, but this monkey keeps us trapped in a cycle of aimless impulse and keeps us stuck or invisible despite our potential. The problem is that we're fighting the world when we should be mastering that monkey. So here are ways to Master Your Unruly Monkey Mind through the taoist philosophy of “Sun Wukong."01. The Discovery of Mortality02. The Arrogance of Skill03. The Great Humbling04. The Diet of Molten Copper 05. The Death of the Great Sage 06. The Discipline of Mission07. The Victorious Fighting Buddha I hope you enjoyed listening to these ways to Master Your Unruly Monkey Mind through the taoist philosophy of “Sun Wukong."

Shenanigans abound as Sun Wukong and Red Boy engage in a battle of wits.

Sun Wukong tells the villain who abducted his master that long-lost relatives were visiting, but demon boy is nonplussed.

Zhu Bajie gets even with Sun Wukong, and then gets some help with the luggage.

After San Zang gets snubbed while seeking lodging, Sun Wukong insists on having a word with the manager.

Sun Wukong faces off against the demon kings of Lotus Flower Cave and their extended family.

Sun Wukong keeps the demon lords off balance with forgeries of everything -- fake gourds, fake rope, fake minions, fake mother ....

Sun Wukong offers his would-be captors a deal that's too good to be true.

Sun Wukong comes to the rescue … by victim-shaming and murdering children.

Dismissed by San Zang for his killing spree, Sun Wukong decides to let out some steam with ... a killing spree.

San Zang and Sun Wukong have a disagreement over whether the latter is demon hunter extraordinaire or just a cold-blooded murder-happy fiend.

Sun Wukong overlooks the most obvious solution in his quest for a magical cure to bring the ginseng fruit tree back to life.

Sun Wukong and Master Zhenyuan trade wits, barbs, and magic.

Sun Wukong's rescue plan hits a snag when he discovers that his foe really blows.

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Sun Wukong returns to his master and finds a nasty little surprise waiting for him.

Sun Wukong and his new master have a difference of opinion on when it's ok for a Buddhist monk to spill someone's brains and loot their clothes.

Sun Wukong makes a high-stakes wager with heaven's latest mediator.

Sun Wukong proves to be such a handful that heaven has to go get a hero from another novel to take him on.

The Jade Emperor decides to take a different approach to try to keep Sun Wukong under control.

A trip to Hell nets Sun Wukong a visit to Heaven.

Sun Wukong goes looking for a weapon befitting his newfound powers.

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This episode we kick off a series of episodes following the famous monk Xuanzang, aka the Tripitaka Master of the Law, Sanzang Fashi.  Known in Japanese as Genjo, and founder of the Faxiang school of Yogacara Buddhism, also known as the Hosso school, it was brought back to the archipelago by students who studied with the master at his temple north of the Tang capital of Chang'an.  He was particularly famous for his travels across the Silk Road to India and back--a trip that would last 16 years and result in him bringing back numerous copies of sutras from the land of the Buddha, kicking off a massive translation work.  It also would see his recollections recorded as the Record of the Western Regions, which, along with his biography based on the stories he told those working with him, give us some of the best contemporary information of the various places along the Silk Road in the 7th century. Part 1 focuses on Xuanzang's journey out of the Tang empire, braving the desert, and somehow, against the odds, making it to the country of Gaochang. For more, check out the blogpost page:  https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-120 Rough Transcript: Welcome to Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.  My name is Joshua, and this is Episode 120:  Journey to the West, Part 1 The monks from far off Yamato were enthralled.  They had journeyed across the waves on a foreign vessel, traversed a greater distance than they probably thought possible growing up in the archipelago, and had finally arrived at the capital of the Great Tang Empire, Chang'an.  They had then been sent north, to a temple where they met others from Yamato. They had come to study the Law, the Dharma, with some of the most famous teachers of the Tang dynasty, and there were few more famous than the Tripitaka Master Genjou himself.   Everyone in the monastery knew his story—he had traveled all the way to India, the birthplace of the Buddha, and returned with copies of the sutras in Sanskrit, which he and the other monks were translating. In between sessions of meditation, sutra readings, and various lectures, the students would gather round the feet of the master as he recounted his journeys.  The stories themselves were fantastic stories, telling of far off cities and people.  There were stories of bandits, and meetings with kings.  The students must have thought about how it mirrored what they, themselves, had gone through—their own Journey to the West. Last episode we talked about Tukara and what that mysterious placename might mean—and where it could be referring to.  For that we traveled all the way to the end of the Silk Road.  In this episode and continuing into the next, we are going to travel that same road with a different perspective, as we take a look at one of the most famous travelers of the Silk Road:  the monk Xuanzang, or Genjou in Japanese.  And as I hinted at in the introduction, if you're at all familiar with the famous Journey to the West, well, this and the following episodes will explore the actual history behind that story, and how intertwined it is with the history of the archipelago. For those who don't know, Xuanzang was a monk, born Chen Hui near present-day Luoyang in Henan.  He is known by many names, but one of his most famous comes from the title “Sanzang Fashi”, aka “Tripitaka Master of the Law”, from which we get the simplified name in some English sources of just “Tripitaka”.  Sanzang, or “Tripitaka”, literally translates to “Three baskets” or “Three storehouses”, referring to the Buddhist canon.  It is quite fitting, given Xuanzang's incredibly famous Journey to the Western Regions and, eventually, to India, where he journeyed to obtain the most accurate version of the Buddhist scriptures to ensure that they had the most accurate versions.  On his journey, Xuanzang apparently took detailed records of the trip, and his   “Records of the Western Regions”  provides a lot of what we know of the towns and cultures that existed there back in the 7th century – even if not all of it was experienced firsthand and  may have come through translators and second or third-hand sources. In addition, Xuanzang's biography and travelogue add a lot more information to his journey, even if they weren't necessarily written by him, but instead by his fellow monks based on his recitations to them  combined with various records that they had access to at the time.  As such, it isn't always the most reliable, but it is still highly detailed and informative.  Xuanzang would return to China and teach for many years, translating the works that he had brought back, and founding a new school of Yogachara Buddhism, known as Faxiang in Chinese, but “Hossou” in Japan.  The Hossou school was particularly popular in the 8th and 9th centuries, having been transmitted by Yamato students who had actually studied at the feet of the venerable teacher.  These included the monk Doushou, who travelled over to the continent in 653.  In 658, there are two others who came over, named Chitatsu and Chiitsu. They had travelled to the Tang court in the 7th month of that year, where they are said to have received instruction from none other than Xuanzang himself.  If this indeed was in 658, it would have been only 6 years before Xuanzang's death. Their journey had almost not happened.  The year previous, in 657, envoys were sent to Silla to ask that state to escort Chitatsu to the Tang court, along with Hashibito no Muraji no Mimumaya and Yozami no Muraji no Wakugo, but Silla refused.  They must have relented, however, as they apparently were escorting at least the monks a year or so later. Chitatsu and Chiitsu would eventually return to Yamato, as would Doushou.  Doushou is also said to have been introduced to a student of the second patriarch of the Chan, or Zen school as well.  He would return to teach at Gango-ji, the later incarnation of Asukadera, spreading the Hossou teachings from master Xuanzang. In fact, Xuanzang's impact would be felt across Asia, and much of the Buddhist world.  He would continue to be known in Japan and in the area of China, Korea, and beyond.  Japanese translations of his journeys were made between the 8th and 10th centuries from texts that had come from Xuanzang's own monastery. Nine centuries after his death, during the Ming Dynasty, Xuanzang would be further immortalized in a wildly popular novel:  Journey to the West.  The “Journey to the West” is an incredibly fantastical retelling of Xuanzang's story.  In it, Xuanzang is sent on his task by none other than the Buddha himself, who also provides three flawed traveling companions.  There is  Zhu Bajie, aka “Piggy”—a half human half pig who is known for his gluttony and lust.  Then there is Sha Wujing, aka “Sandy”—a man with a red beard and blue skin who lived in a river of quicksand.  Despite a rather frightful backstory, he was often the straight man in the story.  And then there is the famous Sun Wukong, aka “Monkey”, the most famous of the three and often more famous than Xuanzang himself.  In fact, one of the most famous English versions of the story is just called “Monkey”, an abridged telling of the story in English by Arthur Waley in 1942. “Journey to the West” is perhaps the most popular novel in all of Asia.  It has spawned countless retellings, including numerous movies and tv series.  The character of “Monkey” has further spun off into all sorts of media.  Of course, his addition was all part of the novel, but nonetheless, that novel had an historical basis, which is where we really want to explore.  Because for all of the magic and fantasy of the Ming novel, the real story is almost as fascinating without it. We are told that Xuanzang was born as Chen Hui—or possibly Chen Yi—on the 6th of April in 602 CE in Chenliu, near present-day Luoyang.  Growing up, he was fascinated by religious books.  He joined the Jingtu monastery and at the age of thirteen he was ordained as a novice monk.  However, he lived in rather “interesting times”, and as the Sui dynasty fell, he fled the chaos to Chengdu, in Sichuan, where he was fully ordained by the age of 20. Xuanzang was inspired reading about the 4th century monk Faxian, whom we mentioned back in Episode 84.  Faxian had visited India and brought back many of the earliest scriptures to be widely translated into Chinese.    However, Xuanzang was concerned, as Faxian had been, that the knowledge of the Chinese Buddhist establishment was still incomplete.  There were still works that they knew about but didn't have, and there were competing Buddhist theories in different translations of the texts.  He thought that if he could go find untranslated versions of the texts then he could resolve some of the issues and further build out the corpus of Buddhist knowledge. Around the age 25 or 27, he began his journey.  The exact date is either 627 or 629, based on the version that one reads.  That has some importance for the events that his story tells, as some of the individuals whom he is said to have met are said to have died by 627 CE, meaning that either the dates of the journey are wrong or the dates we have in other sources are wrong.  As you can imagine, that's rather important for an accurate history, but not so much for our purposes, as I think that we can still trust the broad brush strokes which paint an image of what the Silk Road was like at the time. For context, back in Yamato, this was around the time that Kashikiya Hime—aka Suiko Tenno—passed away, and Prince Tamura was placed on the throne, passing over Prince Yamashiro no Oe, the son of the late Crown Prince, Umayado, aka Shotoku Taishi.  Whoever was on the throne, Soga no Emishi was actually running things, and the Soga family were heavily involved in the establishment of Buddhism in the archipelago.  This is relatively around the time of Episode 103. When Xuanzang took off to the West, his intentions may have been pure, but truth be told, he was breaking the law.  Tang Taizong had come to power in 626, and the routes along the Tarim Basin were under the control of the Gokturks, whom the Tang were fighting with.  As such, travel to the Western Regions was strictly controlled.  Xuanzang and several companions had all petitioned Emperor Taizong for permission to leave, but the Emperor never replied. So Xuanzang did not have permission to leave—but he decided to head out, anyway.  His companions, however, lost their nerve, and so he set out alone. Of course, he didn't simply set off for the West.  At first he went city to city, staying at local Buddhist monasteries and sharing his teachings.  To all intents and purposes, this probably seemed like normal behavior for a monk, traveling from monastery to monastery, but it was actually taking him towards the western border. And it was going well until he reached Liangzhou—known today as Wuwei.  Li Daliang, governor of Liangzhou, enforced the prohibition that "common" people were not permitted to go to the regions of the western tribes.  Word had spread about Xuanzang, and when the governor caught wind of what was going on, he called Xuanzang into an audience to find out what he was planning to do.  Xuanzang was honest and told him he was going to the West to search for the Dharma, but the governor ordered him to return to Chang'an instead. Fortunately, there was a Buddhist teacher, Huiwei, who heard about all of this this and decided to help Xuanzang.  He had two of his own disciples escort Xuanzang to the west.  Since the governor had told him not to go, this was illegal, and so they traveled by night and hid during the day until they reached Guazhou. In Guazhou, the governor, Dugu Da, was quite pleased to meet with Xuanzang, and either hadn't heard about the order for him to return to Chang'an or didn't care.  From there, Xuanzang's path was largely obstructed by the deep and fast-flowing Hulu river.  They would have to travel to its upper reaches, where they could go through Yumenguan--Yumen Pass--which was the only safe way to cross, making it a key to the Western regions. Beyond Yumenguan there were five watchtowers, roughly 30 miles apart.  These watchtowers likely had means to signal back and forth, thus keeping an eye on the people coming and going from Yumen Pass.  Beyond that was the desert of Yiwu, also known as Hami. Xuanzang was not only worried about what this meant, his horse died, leaving him on foot.  He contemplated this in silence for a month.  Before he continued, though, a warrant arrived for his arrest.  They inquired with a local prefect, who happened to be a pious Buddhist.  He showed it to Xuanzang, and then ended up tearing up the document, and urged Xuanzang to leave as quickly as possible. Yumenguan lies roughly 80-90 kilometers—roughly 50 miles or so—from the town of Dunhuang, the last major outpost before leaving for the Western Regions.  Dunhuang had a thriving Buddhist community, and the paintings in the Mogao caves are absolutely stunning, even today—one of the most well-preserved of such collections, spanning the 4th to the 14th century.  However, at this point, Xuanzang was a wanted man, and stopping in at Dunhuang might very well have curtailed his journey before it had even begun.  Instead, he would likely need to find a way to sneak across the border without alerting anyone and then, somehow, sneak past five watchtowers, each 30 miles or so apart, with no water except what he could carry or steal at each point. At this point, one of Xuanzang's escorts had traveled on to Dunhuang, and only one remained, but Xuanzang wasn't sure his remaining companion was up to the strain of the journey, and he dismissed him, deciding to travel on alone.  He bought a horse, and he fortunately found a guide--a "Hu" person named "Shi Pantuo".  "Hu" is a generic term often translated simply as "foreigner" or "barbarian" from the western lands, and the name "Shi" referred to Sogdians from Tashkent.  The Sogdians were a people of Persian descent living in central Eurasia, between the Syr Darya and Amu Darya rivers.  That latter was also known as the Oxus river, hence another name for the region: Transoxiana.  Sogdiana appears as early as the 6th century BCE as a member of the Achaemenid Empire, and the region was annexed by Alexander the Great in 328 BCE.  It continued to change hands under a succession of empires. The Sogdian city-states themselves were centered around the city of Samarkand, and while they did not build an empire themselves, the Sogdians nonetheless had a huge impact on cultures in both the east and the west.  Sogdians became famous as traders along the silk roads, and they built tight knit communities in multiple cities along the route.  Families kept in touch over long distances, setting up vast trading networks.  In fact, there were even Sogdian communities living in Chang'an and elsewhere in the Tang Empire.  The Sogdian An Lushan would eventually rise through the ranks of the Tang dynasty court—but that was almost a century after Xuanzang's travels. There are many material items that the Sogdians helped move across the silk road, but perhaps one of the most striking things were a style of patterned textiles.  Sassanid Persia was known for its silk textiles, often woven in images surrounded by a border of pearl-shapes:  Small circles in a circular pattern around a central figure, often duplicated due to the way the fabrics were woven.  This pearl-roundel pattern was especially taken up by the Sogdians, and their fashion sense made it popular across Eurasia.  Large pearl roundel designs were used on caftans, popular throughout the Gokturk qaghanate, and the Tang court would eventually pick up the fashion of these foreigners—generally classified as “hu” by those in Chang'an.  With a round neck, closing at the side, this western-style caftan-like garment eventually found its way into Japan as the people of the Japanese archipelago adopted Tang dynasty clothing and fashion.  In fact, Japan boasts one of the most impressive collections of silk road artifacts at the Shosoin repository of Todaiji temple in Nara, and it includes clothing and fabric that show the influence of Sogdian and Turkic merchants.  The Shosoin collection contains multiple examples of those pearl roundel patterns, for example, and you can even buy reproductions of the design today in Nara and elsewhere.  The garments themselves would continue to influence the fashion of the court, indeed giving rise to some of the most popular court garments of the Nara period, and the design continued to evolve through the Heian period until it was almost unrecognizable from its origins. Sogdians were so influential that their language—an Eastern Iranian language known simply as “Sogdian”—was the lingua franca, or the common tongue, through most of the Silk Road.  If you knew Sogdian, you could probably find a way to communicate with most of the people along way.  Today, Sogdian is extinct, with the possible exception of a single language that evolved from a Sogdian dialect. Sogdians are often known in Sinitic sources by their names—by the time of the Tang dynasty, it was common practice to give foreigners, whose names didn't always translate well into Chinese dialects, a family name based on their origin.  For the Sogdians, who were quite well known and numerous, they weren't just classified with a single name, but rather they were divided up by seven names based on where they were from.  So the name “Shi”, for instance, indicated that someone was from the area of Tashkent, while the name “An” referred to a Sogdian who was descended from people from the Bukhara, and so on.  This was a practice that went at least as far back as the Han dynasty. So, returning to the story, Xuanzang's new Sogdian guide's name is given as “Shi Pantuo”.  The name "Pantuo", which would have likely been pronounced more like "b'uan d'a" at the time, is likely a version of the name "Vandak", which was indeed a very common Sogdian name meaning something like “servant” and was often used to indicate things like religious devotion, which could be related to his status as a devout Buddhist, though it also might just be coincidental.  Xuanzang was so happy with his guide's offer to help, that he bought him clothes and a horse for his troubles. And so they headed out towards Yumenguan, the Jade Pass or Jade Gate, so called because of the caravans of jade that would head out from the Middle Country ever since the Han dynasty.  In fact, the Jade Gate was originally established as part of the western end of the Han dynasty “Great Wall”.  This was not necessarily the famous Ming Dynasty wall that most people are familiar with, but the Han Dynasty wall would have been impressively high enough, with regular patrols and beacon towers.  So if you tried going over the wall, someone was likely to see you and give chase.  There is also the issue that if you had any amount of supplies you have to bring those as well—this isn't just hopping a fence.  The wall was augmented by natural features—mountains and deep and fast-flowing rivers, for example, which made walls unnecessary.  And then there was also the fact that in many places, it was just open wilderness, which was its own kind of barrier.  Trying to go off the beaten path meant wandering through uncharted territory, which someone like Xuanzang was probably not prepared to do.  It isn't like he had GPS and Google Maps to help him find his way, and if you got lost in the desert, then who knows what might happen to you. By the way, this was true even in relatively settled places, like the Japanese archipelago, up until modern times.  While there were some areas where it was relatively flat, and you could navigate by certain landmarks, if you left the roads and trails you might easily find yourself lost without access to food or shelter.  Maps were not exactly accurate.  The safest way to travel was to stick to the more well-traveled routes. Unfortunately, that meant going through the Yumen Gate itself.  There was a garrison where the road left the territory of the Tang Empire , and that garrison would be responsible for checking the papers of anyone coming into or leaving the empire.  Xuanzang, of course, didn't have the proper papers, since he didn't have permission to be there.  Fortunately, he had a guide, who seemed to know the area, and that would allow him to bypass the official checkpoint, which Xuanzang recalls seeing off in the distance.  Together, Xuanzang and Vandak snuck past the Yumen gate, and traveled several miles up the river.  There, they found a spot where the river was only about 10 feet across, near a grove of trees, and so they chopped down a few of them and made an impromptu bridge for them and their horses to cross. From that point on, until they reached Yiwu, they would have to get past the watchtowers.  Not only were these watchtowers garrisoned with men of the Tang army, but they were also the only place to get fresh water.  The travelers would need to sneak in at night to steal water from the watchtowers without getting caught. The farther they traveled, the more Vandak seemed to be getting cold feet.  Normally, this wouldn't have been an issue had they been normal travelers, but in trying to avoid the watchtowers they were making themselves into fugitives.  If they were caught they could both be killed.  He protested several times that they should just go back, and at one point Xuanzang seemed worried that Vandak was contemplating how much easier this would be for him if he just killed the old monk.  Finally, Xuanzang told Vandak that he should leave, and solemnly swore that if he was caught he wouldn't rat out Vandak for his help.  Vandak, who had been worried about just such a scenario, nonetheless took Xuanzang's word and the two parted ways. From that point on, Xuanzang recounted that the trail through the desert was marked by nothing but skeletons and horse droppings.  He thought at one point he saw an army in the desert, but it turned out to be a mirage.  Finally, he saw one of the watchtowers he had been warned about.  Not wanting to get caught, he lay down in a ditch and hid there until the sun went down. Under cover of darkness, he approached the tower, where he saw water.  He went to have a drink, and maybe wash his hands, but as he was getting out his water bag to refill it and arrow whizzed through the air and he almost took an arrow to the knee.  Knowing the jig was up, he shouted out: "I'm a monk from the capital!  Don't shoot!" He led his horse to the tower, where they opened the door and saw he really was a monk.  They woke up the captain, who had a lamp lit so he could see whom it was they had apprehended.  Right away it was clear that this traveler wasn't from around those parts—not that anyone really was, it seems. The Captain had heard of Xuanzang, but the report that had been sent said Xuanzang had gone back to Chang'an.  Xuanzang, for his part, showed a copy of the petition he had sent to the Emperor--one that he hadn't actually heard back from.  He then told the captain what he planned to do.  The captain was moved, and decided to look the other way.  He gave him a place to stay for the night and then showed him the way to the fourth watchtower, where the captain's brother was in charge, and would give him shelter. Sure enough, Xuanzang made it to the fourth watchtower, but he wasn't sure if he could entirely trust the captain, so again he tried to just secretly steal the water, but again he was caught.  Fortunately, the captain there was also sympathetic.  He let Xuanzang stay and then actually told him how to get around the fifth watchtower, since the captain there might not be as lenient.  He also told Xuanzang about an inconspicuous oasis where he could get water for himself and his horse. Reinvigorated, Xuanzang had another challenge to face.  Beyond the watchtowers was a long stretch of desert.  It was a journey of several hundred miles, and it started poorly.  First off, he missed the oasis that the captain of the fourth watchtower had indicated he could use without anyone firing arrows at him.  Then, he dropped his water bag, such that he was left with nothing.  He thought of turning back, but he continued, chanting mantras to himself.   He was dehydrated and exhausted, but he continued onward.  Some days into his journey, his horse suddenly changed course of its own accord.  Despite his efforts, it kept going, eventually coming to a pasture of grass around a pond of clean, sweet water.  That ended up saving him, and he rested there for a day, before traveling on.  Two days later, he arrived at Yiwu, aka Hami.  He had made it.  He was free. Or at least, he was until he returned to the Tang empire.  After all, Xuanzang did plan to come back, and when he did, he would have to face the music.  That was a problem for future Xuanzang.  Of course, he was also a lone traveler.  He might be free, but he was far from safe.  He was now entering the Western regions, and he would need to be on the lookout. The people of Hami, also known as Yiwu, were known to the Han dynasty as members of the Xiao Yuezhi—the kingdom or coalition that once controlled much of the northern edge of the Tarim basin.  They had been displaced by the Xiongnu, and the area would go back and forth between different hegemons, so that by the time of the Sui and early Tang dynasties they were under the sway of the Gokturks.  Still, as close as it was to the Tang borders, they no doubt had contact, and indeed, Xuanzang was given lodging at a monastery with three other monks who were “Chinese”, for whatever that meant at the time. If you've heard of Hami today you may know it for something that it was famous for even back in the 7th century:  their famous melons.  You can sometimes find Hami melons in stores to this day. Regarding the melons and other such fruits and vegetables—the area of Hami is a fairly arid land.  Hami does get some water from the Tianshan mountains, but in order to have enough for agriculture they instituted a system that is still found today in Hami, Turpan, and other parts of the world, including arid parts of northwest India and Pakistan through the middle east to north Africa.  It is called a Karez, or in Persian it is called a Qanat, and it is thought to have originated in ancient Persia around the first millennium BCE and spread out through the various trade routes. The idea is to basically create underground aqueducts to take water from one place to another.  This would keep them out of the heat and dry air above ground to allow them to continue to flow without losing too much to evaporation.  To do that, however, required manually digging tunnels for the water.  This would be done by sinking wells at regular intervals and connecting the wells to each other with tunnels.  But it wasn't enough for the tunnels to be connected, they had to also slope slightly downwards, but not too much.  You want enough flow to keep the water clear, but if it flows too quickly or creates waves, the water might erode the underground channels in ways that could cause problems, such as a collapse.  All in all, they are pretty amazing feats of engineering and they can carry water a great distance.  Many are under 5 km, but some are around 70 km long. These karez would have been the lifelines of many towns, creating a reliable oasis in the desert.  Rivers were great, but the flow could vary from floods to a mere trickle, and the karez system provided relatively constant flow.  This allowed for agriculture even in the dry areas of the Western Regions, which helped facilitate the various kingdoms that grew up in this otherwise inhospitable region. While eating his melons in Hami and chatting it up with his fellow eastern priests, Yiwu was visited by an envoy from the neighboring kingdom of Gaochang.  Now Hami, or Yiwu, sits at the eastern edge of the Turpan-Hami basin, aka the Turfan depression, a large desert, much of which is actually so low that it is below sea level.  In fact, the basin includes the lowest exposed point in the area of modern China at Ayding Lake, which is 158 meters below sea level.  From Yiwu to Gaochang, you would follow the edge of the mountains west, to an area near a small break in the mountain range.  Follow that break northwest, and you would find yourself at the city of Urumqi, the current capital of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in modern China. Xinjiang covers much of the area known in ancient times as the “Western Regions” that remains within the modern political boundaries of the PRC. The envoy from Gaochang heard about Xuanzang, and reported back to his lord, King Qu Wentai, who immediately sent a retinue out to escort the Buddhist monk across the desert to his city.  They included multiple horses for Xuanzang, so he could change at regular intervals.  His own horse was left behind, to be brought along later.   After six days on the road, they came to the city of Paili, and since the sun had already set, Xuanzang asked to stop for the night, but the escorts urged him on to the Royal City, which was not much farther on. And so he arrived around midnight, which means he likely couldn't immediately take in the size of the city.  Gaochang was an immense walled city, and even today, ruined as it is, the site of it is quite formidable, and it is so well preserved it is considered a UNESCO world heritage site.  Perhaps since wood was relatively scarce, this is why so much of the construction was made of brick and earthworks.  Fortunately, this means that many of the walls remain, even today—eroded and crumbling, but still towering over those who come to see them.  In places they have also been rebuilt or reinforced.  And in a few, very rare instances, you can still see some of the traces of paint that would have once been so prevalent throughout a city like this.  At this time in history, Gaochang, also known as Karakhoja, was under the command of the Qu family.  The population was largely Han Chinese, and it had often been overseen or at least influenced by kingdoms in the Yellow River basin.  But it was also the home of Turks, Sogdian merchants, local Turfanians, and more.  It was even called “Chinatown” by the Sogdians, and yet attempts to further sinicize the region had provoked a coup only a couple of decades earlier.  Even though he showed up in the middle of the night, Xuanzang is said to have been welcomed by the ruler of Gaochang, Qu Wentai, as he entered the city.  Perhaps this is why the escorts had been pushing so hard—the King himself was awake and waiting for Xuanzang to make an appearance.  The King and his attendants came out with candles in their hands, and they were ushered behind curtains in a multi-storey pavilion.  The king apparently grilled him through the night, asking about his journey until it was almost daybreak, at which point Xuanzang requested rest.  He was finally shown to a bedroom that had been prepared for him and allowed to sleep. The next day king assembled the leading monks of his kingdom before his guest.  These included the monks Tuan Fashi and Wang Fashi.  Tuan Fashi had studied in Chang'an for many years, and he knew his Buddhist scholarship. And Wang Fashi was a superintendent, and it was his duty to look after Xuanzang and butter him up with the hope that he might stay and provide the king with the prestige of having such an esteemed monk.  They put him up at a monastery next to the royal palace—the “daochang”, aka “dojo” in Japanese, which would be a whole different diversion. Ding Wang suggested that this might be the same as the Chongfu Monastery mentioned in a colophon on a 7th century copy of the Sutra of Perfection of Wisdom for Benevolent Kings. It was found by a German expedition at a site in the Turfan basin in the early 20th century, and now sits in the possession of Shitenno-ji, in Osaka—rather appropriate given that Shitenno-ji was around at the same time all of this was happening.  The colophon is attributed to a “Xuanjue”, and a “Xuanjue” from Gaochang, in the Turpan basin, was associated with helping Xuanzang in his later years.  Perhaps this Xuanjue first met Xuanzang during this first trip to Gaochang. Qu Wentai tried his best to dissuade Xuanzang from continuing on.  This may be simple platitudes from his biographers, but it also may have been genuine.  Having a learned foreign monk from the Tang dynasty staying at the palace monastery would likely have added to Qu Wentai's prestige by association, and it would have potentially brought more individuals to the city of Gaochang. Speaking of which, all of this first part of the journey—up to Gaochang—comes primarily from Xuanzang's biography by the monk Huili.  Xuanzang's own “Records of the Western Regions” didn't include much on it, probably because by the time that he returned to the Tang empire, Tang Taizong had annexed Yiwu and Gaochang, so all those were now considered part of the empire, rather than foreign regions to the West. After staying a month at Gaochang, Xuanzang decided it was time to continue his journey.  Disappointed though Qu Wentai may have been that his guest would be leaving, he nonetheless outfitted him handsomely.  He provided goods, including coins, as well as 24 letters to the 24 countries that he would pass along the road, adding a roll of silk to each as a sign that they came from the King of Gaochang.  He also gave him food, a small retinue, and horses to help carry everything.  Letters of introduction would have been important across the Silk Road.  There was, after all, no way to contact someone ahead of time, unless you sent runners. Merchant communities, in particular, would often be connected across long distances through regular caravans, which carried letters to their relatives, facilitating communication across vast distances.  Merchants who were bringing in a caravan of goods would know that there was a friendly community waiting to help them when they arrived, and would likely even have an idea of what was happening and what to bring. For someone traveling alone, however, having a letter of introduction would have been important, as they didn't necessarily have access to those communities by themselves.  The letters would provide introduction and let people know who you were and may even ask for assistance on your behalf.  It may seem a small thing, but it was the kind of gesture that was likely a great help to a traveler like Xuanzang.  Remember, he was not on an official mission from the Tang court—almost expressly the opposite, as he had not been given permission to leave.  So he wouldn't have had anything identifying him, and after Gaochang he likely couldn't count on being able to communicate with his native tongue. And so he was sent on his way.  As he left the city of Gaochang, the king and others accompanied Xuanzang about 10 li, or about 3 or 4 miles, outside of the city.  As they watched him head off, who could have known if he would complete his quest?  Or would he just end up another ghost in the desert? Next episode, we'll pick up Xuanzang's story as he strikes out for Agni and beyond.  Until then thank you for listening and for all of your support. If you like what we are doing, please tell your friends and feel free to rate us wherever you listen to podcasts.  If you feel the need to do more, and want to help us keep this going, we have information about how you can donate on Patreon or through our KoFi site, ko-fi.com/sengokudaimyo, or find the links over at our main website,  SengokuDaimyo.com/Podcast, where we will have some more discussion on topics from this episode. 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What if Bruce Lee faced off against Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in a fistfight? Or what if Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, battled Darth Vader in an interstellar showdown? AI-generated videos are producing hilarious and surreal mashups that challenge our perceptions of history and storytelling. Are these AI videos undermining our classics? Is this a cause for concern? / Motivational Monday (17:17)! On the show: Heyang, Steve Hatherly & Yushun

Thank you to Raid Shadow Legends for sponsoring this weeks episode of Trapped Under Plastic! Use Code: "MONKEYKING" for unlocking the legendary champion Sun Wukong,and head to https://xmas.raidrpg.com with your RAID ID!On this week's episode of Trapped Under Plastic, Scott and Jon discuss if they had a time machine what would they change in their hobby journey.Support the Show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trappedunderplasticSupport the Show with Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/trapped-under-plasticFollow Jon: https://www.youtube.com/ninjonFollow Scott: https://www.youtube.com/miniacJoin the FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/395664561386239/Listen to the audio versions: http://www.trappedunderplastic.com/On patreon, we offer our patron's the ability to submit topics for us to discuss during a podcast, you get an extended version of the podcast, and you can submit miniatures for us to critique during an episode!Relevant LinksMiniac Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@MiniacNinjon Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@Ninjon00:00 Start00:28 Preamble Ramble50:03 What We Painted01:02:31 Topic DiscussionSupport the showSupport the Show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trappedunderplasticSupport the Show with Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/trapped-under-plasticFollow Jon: https://www.youtube.com/ninjonFollow Scott: https://www.youtube.com/miniacJoin the FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/395664561386239/Listen to the audio versions: http://www.trappedunderplastic.com/

Plutôt que de démarrer sa rentrée sur un Rebel Ridge trop timoré pour lui, Yannick Dahan a préféré partager son ressenti comme lui seul sait le faire (envolées lyriques, vocabulaire substantifique, accent séfarade outrancier...) sur BLACK MYTH: WUKONG. Le premier jeu AAA du studio Game Science est le succès surprise de l'été 2024, laissant derrière lui CONCORD et STAR WARS OUTLAWS. Entre audace industrielle, travail d'artisans et maîtrise des récits mythologiques, Yannick revient sur ce qui fait le succès de cette nouvelle adaptation de la Pérégrination vers l'Ouest.BLACK MYTH: WUKONG est sorti le 20 août sur PlayStation 5 et Steam.Sun Wukong a rejeté sa vie d'illustre immortel, ce qui a provoqué la colère des cieux et a poussé Erlang à mener une armée pour le ramener à la cour. Après son refus, Erlang a vaincu Sun Wukong et a scellé le Roi des Singes dans la pierre. Mais avant sa défaite, Sun Wukong avait réussi à contenir son essence et son pouvoir dans cinq reliques cachées à travers le pays.Pour nous soutenir, il y a deux adresses.PATREON : https://www.patreon.com/capturemagTIPEEE : https://www.tipeee.com/capture-magPour acheter notre mag CAPTURE MAG N°1 - LE CINÉMA DE WILLIAM FRIEDKIN, rendez-vous chez votre libraire ou site marchand (Fnac, Amazon, etc.).Akileos : https://bit.ly/AkiFriedLibrairies indépendantes : https://www.librairiesindependantes.com/product/9782355746161/Pour acheter notre livre CAPTURE MAG 2012-2022 : NOTRE DÉCENNIE DE CINÉMA, rendez-vous chez votre libraire ou site marchand.Akileos : https://bit.ly/CapMookLibrairies indépendantes : https://bit.ly/AchTMookRetrouvez toutes nos émissions sur http://www.capturemag.frEn MP3 sur Acast : https://bit.ly/3v6ee7sSur SPOTIFY : https://spoti.fi/3PJYnF3Sur DEEZER : https://bit.ly/2wtDauUSur APPLE podcasts : https://apple.co/2UW3AyOSur Google Podcasts : https://bit.ly/39W69oR#sunwukong #blackmyth #blackmythwukong Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

À l'est de la Chine, la province de Shanxi vit un rebond économique et touristique depuis la sortie d'un jeu vidéo, Black Myth Wukong, le 20 août dernier. Le jeu s'inspire du roman classique chinois Voyage vers l'Ouest et suit un singe anthropomorphe inspiré de Sun Wukong, le héros du roman, le tout dans des décors traditionnels authentiques.  De notre envoyée spéciale dans la province de Shanxi avec Xiangyuan ChiVoyage vers l'Ouest, c'est l'une des œuvres littéraires les plus populaires d'Asie de l'Est. Adaptée à de nombreuses reprises au cinéma, à la télévision et au théâtre, Sun Wukong, le singe et son bâton, s'est immiscé en Occident sous les traits de Son Gokû, le personnage principal de Dragon Ball.Le temple de Huayan est un haut lieu touristique de Datong, dans la province de Shanxi. Depuis la sortie du jeu vidéo Black Myth Wukong, le tourisme y a connu des records. Les raisons ? Les décors du jeu s'inspirent largement des vieilles bâtisses traditionnelles chinoises de cette région. « C'est à Shanxi que l'on trouve l'architecture la plus ancienne, datant d'avant la dynastie Tang, explique Shi, guide touristique. Que ce soit pour l'art en surface ou dans les souterrains, c'est à Shanxi qu'il faut venir. Le climat et les conditions géographiques uniques ont permis à ces bâtiments anciens de rester intacts tout ce temps. »  « C'est comme un passeport de l'histoire du jeu. Vous devez obtenir un tampon à chaque endroit. »Sur les 36 lieux repérés pour créer le jeu Black Myth Wukong, 27 d'entre eux se trouvent dans le Shanxi. « Je n'ai pas terminé le jeu, je ne peux donc en faire l'expérience que par le biais du tourisme, explique un jeune touriste venu exprès pour fouler les lieux que l'on retrouve dans Black Myth. Je ne peux pas passer les niveaux, mes mains ne peuvent pas suivre ! »Un jeune policier s'approche d'une table où se trouve un tampon avec l'insigne de Wukong. Il sort un carnet blanc. « Ça, c'est le dépliant d'achèvement du jeu, c'est comme un passeport de l'histoire du jeu. Vous devez obtenir un tampon à chaque endroit. » Son supérieur le rappelle à l'ordre, avec un sourire aux lèvres.À lire aussiEn Chine, les touristes à l'épreuve des nouvelles technologies : « l'impression d'être fliqué partout »Le deuxième lieu très prisé des touristes, ce sont les grottes de Yungang, où se trouvent près de 50 000 statues de Bouddha taillées dans la roche. Pour Yue, chauffeur de taxi, le jeu vidéo a eu un fort impact : « Ce jeu a vraiment boosté le tourisme culturel de Datong, c'est assez impressionnant. Grâce à Black Myth, le tourisme dans le Shanxi est devenu très dynamique. »  Un hôtelier de la région se réjouit, son établissement est plein à craquer depuis cet été et pour les mois à venir : « Le jeu apporte incontestablement des avantages à la population locale, en termes de retombées positives pour le gouvernement et surtout l'économie. »Datong était auparavant une ville pauvre qui reposait sur ses mines de charbon. Mais l'essor du tourisme change son visage, car, comme le dit Shi, guide touristique, si les ressources finissent par tarir, la culture, elle, est inépuisable.À lire aussiLa Chine veut mettre l'accent sur le tourisme pour développer son secteur des services

What's up, Gamers? This Monday, Konsole Kombat brings you a thrilling new episode that's set to blow your minds! Join your favorite hosts, John and Dean, as they welcome special guest Zack from Senjoh World and The Totally Ridiculous Podcast. In Episode 47, we dive deep into an epic battle between two mythological powerhouses: Sun Wukong from Black Myth: Wukong and Asura from Asura's Wrath. Each character brings a unique blend of mythological lore and unparalleled power to the table. Sun Wukong, hailing from Chinese mythology, showcases his incredible prowess with supernatural abilities and skillful combat techniques. On the other hand, Asura draws from Hindu and Buddhist mythologies, infused with a touch of science fiction, showcasing immense rage-fueled power that can annihilate gods. Tune in as John, Dean, and Zack delve into the lore, abilities, and combat strategies of these two titans. Will Sun Wukong's trickery and agility outmatch Asura's overwhelming fury and destructive capabilities? With meticulous analysis and 1,000 Monte Carlo simulations, this episode promises electrifying debates and jaw-dropping conclusions. Don't miss this epic clash of deities and be sure to check out the other awesome shows on the DynaMic Network! This Podcast is a member of the DynaMic Podcast Network! Please check out the other shows on the Network: * Dynamic Duel: Marvel Vs. DC * Max Destruction: Movie Fights *Senjoh World: Anime Action And check out the ⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠! Also, please consider leaving a 5 Star Rating and Review wherever you may be listening to this show, as it helps continue growing our listening audience! And please, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *DISCLAIMER: This show uses an AI made voice that has a resemblance to a real person. This is not done with malicious intent nor is there any intent to use said voice for monetary gain.*

Alright, gamers! Black Myth: Wukong is straight-up shaking up the gaming world! But the original soundtrack? Absolute fire. We're talking music that slaps harder than Sun Wukong's legendary staff! We take a look at how the field of video game music has exploded and why Wukong is at the forefront of this sonic revolution! On the show: Heyang, Steve Hatherly & Ding Heng

Sun Wukong (Chinese: 孫悟空, Mandarin pronunciation: [swə́n ûkʰʊ́ŋ]), also known as the Monkey King, is a literary and religious figure best known as one of the main characters in the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West.[1] In the novel, Sun Wukong is a monkey born from a stone who acquires supernatural powers through Taoist practices. After rebelling against heaven, he is imprisoned under a mountain by the Buddha. Five hundred years later, he accompanies the monk Tang Sanzang riding on the White Dragon Horse and two other disciples, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, on a journey to obtain Buddhist sutras from India, known as the West or Western Paradise, where Buddha and his followers dwell.[2]

Chris reviews the action role-playing game Black Myth: Wukong developed and published by Game Science. The game is inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West and follows an anthropomorphic monkey based on Sun Wukong from the novel. Chris discusses his take on the story, production value, character design and gameplay. Follow us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepotential_podcast/ X: https://x.com/thepotentialpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepotentialpodcast Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/thepotentialpodcast Thanks to our sponsor: Keen Go to trykeen.com/potential now! As a new customer on Keen, you can try your first 5 minute reading for $1

黑神話：悟空 hēi shénhuà: wùkōng - Black Myth: Wukong (the title of the game) 開發 kāifā - to develop 故事背景 gùshì bèijǐng - story background 西遊記 xīyóujì - Journey to the West (a famous Chinese classic novel) 民間故事 mínjiān gùshì - folk tale, traditional story 和尚 héshàng - monk 唐僧 Tángsēng - Tang Seng (the monk protagonist in Journey to the West) 徒弟 túdì - disciple, apprentice 取經 qǔjīng - to fetch scriptures  佛教 fójiào - Buddhism 經典 jīngdiǎn - classic, scripture 書籍 shūjí - books 僧人 sēngrén - monk 孫悟空 Sūn Wùkōng - Sun Wukong (the Monkey King, a character in Journey to the West) 趕跑 gǎn pǎo - to drive away 妖魔鬼怪 yāomó guǐguài - demons and monsters 怪獸 guàishòu - monster, beast 把...打跑 bǎ... dǎ pǎo - to drive away, to beat (something) away 怪物 guàiwù - monster, creature 本領 běnlǐng - skill, ability 豬八戒 Zhū Bājiè - Zhu Bajie (another character in Journey to the West) 神仙 shénxiān - immortal, deity 好色 hǎosè - lecherous, lustful 貪吃 tānchī - gluttonous, greedy for food 貪玩 tān wán - playful, fond of fun 被貶為... bèi biǎnwéi - to be demoted to (a position) 妖怪 yāoguài - goblin, monster 沙悟淨 Shā Wùjìng - Sha Wujing (another character in Journey to the West) 乖 guāi - well-behaved, obedient 穩重 wěnzhòng - steady, reliable 扮演 bàn yǎn - to play a role, to portray 天命人 tiānmìng rén - person with a destiny 探索 tànsuǒ - to explore 古老 gǔlǎo - ancient, old 傳說 chuánshuō - legend, folklore 特殊能力 tèshū nénglì - special ability 武器 wǔqì - weapon 技能 jìnéng - skill 戰鬥 zhàndòu - combat, battle 激烈 jīliè - intense, fierce 畫面 huàmiàn - screen, visual scene 瘋迷 fēngmí - craze, obsession Are you planning to travel to Taiwan or move here? Let's learn some Chinese together to make your life in Taiwan easier and more fun! I will teach you how to shop at night markets, order drinks at bubble tea shops, and talk with locals. Even if you get sick or lost, you can follow my templates to communicate with Taiwanese people anytime. Check out the 14-Day Chinese Speaking Accelerator  If you've been learning Chinese but still find it hard to express your thoughts fluently or want to discuss complex topics like economics, news, or the environment in Chinese, you can book a one-on-one trial lesson with me. Let's set your goals and achieve Chinese fluency together! Book a one-on-one trial lesson with me !

Today we take a look at Journey to the West a true classic of Chinese literature. An epic pilgrimage that features everyone's favorite shapeshifting trickster Sun Wukong the Monkey King.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, is dead. For real. He was eaten by a lion and is gone for good because we can all trust Pigsy because he's so honest and not looking for a reason to cut and run. The creature is Ugallu, a demon from Babylonian mythology, who might be your hero. --- Our new Discord server! https://discord.gg/VYFa2wDF Updates for Myths and Legends and feed status, no logins required: https://www.mythpodcast.com/updates Myths and Legends on Instagram (our current social media of choice): https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership --- Sponsors: Friends don't let friends overpay for wireless. Say goodbye to your overpriced wireless plan and switch to Mint Mobile with a special deal at https://MintMobile.com/LEGENDS while it lasts. Myths and Legends is sponsored by BetterHelp. Rediscover your curiosity, with BetterHelp at https://BetterHelp.com/myths today. Home Chef is taking the stress out of mealtime at our house. See why and discover Home Chef yourself at https://HomeChef.com/LEGENDS. --- Music: "Etude 11" by Blue Dot Sessions "Helion Haze" by Blue Dot Sessions

We're back in the story of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King and the Journey to the West, where Monkey goes undercover as a demon and defeats a whole army with a math equation. The creature is Tsuchi-gumo, the reason you don't want to be too good at your job. Especially if your job is eating people. --- Our new Discord server! https://discord.gg/VYFa2wDF Updates for Myths and Legends and feed status, no logins required: https://www.mythpodcast.com/updates Myths and Legends on Instagram (our current social media of choice): https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends --- Sponsors: Shopify: Businesses that grow, grow with Shopify. Go to https://shopify.com/legends (all lowercase) to grow your business, no matter what stage you're in. GhostBed: Ready for a more comfortable night of sleep? Aren't we all? Visit https://GhostBed.com/legends and use CODE: legends to save 50% off your purchase sitewide. Greenlight: Sign up for Greenlight today at https://Greenlight.com/legends and shine a light on the world of money. BetterHelp: Myths and Legends is sponsored by BetterHelp. Never skip therapy day by going to https://BetterHelp.com/myths for 10% off your first month. --- Music: "Vulcan Street" by Blue Dot Sessions "Morning Coda" by Chad Crouch "Denzel Sprak" by Blue Dot Sessions "Black Cosmos Ring" by Chad Crouch

Black Myth: Wukong is out, and Tony Wilson of Framework has been playing it - but also, Sun Wukong's defiance of Heaven inspired this week's Top 5, about games driven by rebellion against the gods. We'll also get into Dustborn, Arco, reveals from Gamescom's Opening Night LIve, and the "terrible" works of pop culture you'll die on a hill to defend. Question of the Week: Name the favorite game of any politician (not a quiz, just make up something funny). Break song is Sorrow by Bad Religion. Vidjagame Apocalypse theme by Matthew Joseph Payne.

Cuando la alimentación lo cambió todo Empezamos un viaje por la historia de los alimentos. En este primer episodio les contaremos cómo la agricultura modificó por completo nuestra dieta, pero también nuestra cultura y nuestras estructuras sociales, tanto así que se sigue considerando como el punto cero de la civilización. Les explicaremos cómo los más grandes cambios en nuestra alimentación modificaron por completo la forma como nos relacionamos con la naturaleza. Les traemos historias del fuego, del trigo, del maíz y del arroz. Hablaremos también de la Media Luna fértil, de la Ruta de la Seda y de la magia que existe detrás de las especias. Todo esto en la búsqueda de saber “por qué comemos lo que comemos» Notas el episodio Los colaboradores de esta serie WWF Colombia. Allí pueden encontrar más información sobre la conservación de la naturaleza en Colombia y el mundo Muchas de las ideas de este capítulo se basan en el trabajo de la investigadora Rachel Laudan «Gastronomía e Imperio» Para saber más sobre los intercambios de alimentos en el Viejo Mundo recomendamos (en inglés) «Fruit from the sands» de Robert N. Spengler Una de nuestras películas recomendadas «Un toque de canela» El rey mono Sun Wukong y los melocotones de la Inmortalidad La magia que existe en la historia de las especias ¡Síguenos en nuestras Redes Sociales! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DianaUribe.fm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dianauribef... Twitter: https://twitter.com/dianauribefm?lang=es Pagina web: https://www.dianauribe.fm

We're back in the story of the Monkey King with the Journey to the West, and we'll see Sun Wukong finally meet his match: a buffalo with a headband. The creature of the week is the yamachichi, a creepy dude who loves morning breath. And also killing you. --- Links! The Yamachichi: https://yokai.com/yamachichi/ The Journey to the West: https://myths.link/journey Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends --- Sponsor: Audible: Enjoy and discover audio entertainment in one app. New members can try Audible free for 30 days at https://Audible.com/legendsor text the word legends to 500-500 --- Music Caseco by Blue Dot Sessions Hotel Calafat by Blue Dot Sessions Tango Rosino by Blue Dot Sessions Silent Ocean by Blue Dot Sessions Delicates by Blue Dot Sessions Cherry Heath by Blue Dot Sessions