"Why the West is Thousands of Miles Away"

Singer: Wu Jing

Album: Journey to the West

Taoli Fangfei Lihuaxiao

How can I be more noisy than the spring on my branches

Peony peony and Li Huaqiao

How can I be more charming than my Yurun Hongzi

Yurun Hongzi

A cup of fragrant tea welcomes you

The stars are shaking and the clouds are fluttering

Why is the sky thousands of miles away in the west

Happiness is now

Happiness is tonight

"Why Are the West Thousands of Miles Far Away" is one of the 19th episode of the TV series "Journey to the West" broadcast on CCTV in 1986. First episode. Released in 1986.

Songwriter

Xu Jingqing was born in Longkou, Shandong. National first-class composer. Member of the Chinese Musicians Association, member of the China Film Association, and director of the China Film Music Society. Xu Jingqing has been fond of music since he was a child. He often stood under the telephone pole and listened to the humorous duo played by the rural radio speakers.

Yan Su, playwright. His original name is Yan Zhiyang. A native of Baoding, Hebei Province. Graduated from Chongqing University. Famous playwright and lyricist. Member of the Chinese Writers Association, vice chairman of the Chinese Drama Association, and member of the Chinese Musicians Association.

Plot synopsis of Journey to the West

A huge stone in Huaguoshan, the proud country of Dongsheng China, gave birth to a bright stone monkey (played by Liu Xiaolingtong). The stone monkey later After worshiping Subhuti as his teacher, he learned the seventy-two transformations and acquired the ability to reach heaven. He then occupied the mountain and became the king, calling himself the Monkey King. The Jade Emperor sent Taishang Laojun down to earth to recruit the Great Sage to heaven. Later, the Great Sage made a fuss in the Heavenly Palace because he felt that the official position conferred by the Jade Emperor was too low. He was trapped in the alchemy furnace by Taishang Laojun. After forty-nine days, the Great Sage kicked him out. Turn over the alchemy furnace and make golden eyes and fiery eyes. Seeing that the situation was uncontrollable, Tathagata Buddha suppressed the Great Sage at the foot of Wuzhi Mountain. Five hundred years passed in the blink of an eye. Tang Seng was selected by Guanyin Bodhisattva to go west to obtain Buddhist scriptures to save all sentient beings. The Great Sage was guided by Guanyin and worshiped Tang Monk as his teacher. The master and disciple embarked on the journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures. Later, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing also joined the team. The four masters and apprentices overcame difficulties and eliminated various monsters along the way, and finally successfully reached the West and completed the mission of obtaining scriptures.

Sun Wukong

Actor: Liu Xiaolingtong

Sun Wukong is one of the characters in the work "Journey to the West" by Wu Chengen, a novelist of the Ming Dynasty in China. He is also known as the Monkey King. , is the great disciple of Tang Seng and the senior brother of Zhu Wuneng and Sha Wujing. Sun Wukong was born from the fairy stone since the beginning of the world. He learned the way of immortality, seventy-two transformations, and somersault clouds from the Bodhi Patriarch. One somersault can turn one hundred and eight thousand miles. Use the weapon Ruyi Golden Cudgel, which can be used to make big or small things, and can be changed at will. He occupied the Huaguo Mountain and proclaimed himself the king, and made a big fuss in the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea. He was recruited by the Heavenly Court as Bima Wen. He also went to heaven to call himself the Great Sage Qitian because of his suspicion of being an official and a small rebel. After defeating the Heavenly Army, he was granted the title of Official without Salary by the Heavenly Court. The Great Sage Qitian, who was making trouble in the Heavenly Palace, developed a pair of blazing eyes in Taishang Laojun's Bagua furnace, fought with Tathagata Buddha, and was trapped under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years. After being enlightened by Guanyin, he protected Monk Tang in his quest for Buddhist scriptures. After going through eighty-one hardships, he retrieved the scriptures and finally achieved enlightenment. He was named the Victorious Buddha. Sun Wukong is intelligent, lively, loyal and hates evil. He has become the embodiment of wit and bravery in East Asian cultural circles. Some Chinese people worship him as a god. Sun Wukong represents the ancient Chinese people’s feelings and pursuits of kindness, justice, and perseverance.

Tang Monk

Actors: Xu Shaohua, Chi Chongrui, Wang Yue

Xuan Zang (original name: Chen Xuanzang) (602-644/664), The famous Master Tripitaka of the Tang Dynasty was the greatest translator in the history of Chinese Buddhism. It is the prototype of Tang Seng, the central character in the famous Chinese classical novel "Journey to the West". The Tang monk in "Journey to the West" had a common surname of Chen, a nickname of Jiang Liu'er, a religious name of Xuanzang, and a nickname of Sanzang. He was given the surname Tang by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. He was reincarnated as Elder Jin Chan, the second disciple of Tathagata Buddha. He was a posthumous son. Due to his parents' tragic and bizarre experiences, he became a monk and grew up in a temple. He became a monk at Jinshan Temple and eventually moved to a famous temple in the capital to settle down and practice. Tang Monk was diligent, studious and highly savvy, and stood out among the monks in the temple.

Finally, he was selected by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, who made a sworn sworn vow to him and went to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures. On the way to obtain scriptures, Tang Seng successively accepted three apprentices: Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Seng. Later, with the assistance of the three apprentices and Bai Longma, he went through untold hardships and finally retrieved thirty-five Buddhist scriptures from Leiyin Temple in the West. Scripture. With perfect merit and good deeds, he was promoted to a great position and was granted the title of Zhan Tan Merit Buddha.

Zhu Bajie

Actors: Ma Dehua, Cui Jingfu

Zhu Bajie is a character in "Journey to the West" written by Wu Cheng'en. Wu Neng, whose name is Tang Seng, was the second disciple of Tang Monk. He was originally the Tianpeng Marshal of the Jade Emperor. He was accused of molesting Fairy Nishang (one of Chang'e. "Chang'e" in "Journey to the West" means the Fairy of the Moon Palace. It is not the fairy in folklore. Hou Yi's wife Chang'e was expelled from heaven, but was reborn as a pig by mistake. Tang Monk and Sun Wukong went west to obtain Buddhist scriptures and passed by Gao Laozhuang. They fought with Sun Wukong in Yunzhan Cave. They heard about Tang Monk's name and went to pay homage. From then on, they became Tang Seng's disciples and together protected Tang Seng on his journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. In the end, he was named the Messenger of the Pure Altar. Bajie has a simple and honest personality and is strong, but he is also lazy, loves to take advantage of others, and covets women.