This was a presentation I gave for my Chinese language program. It discusses the story of Sun Wukong, from the famous 16th-century Chinese classic Journey to the West, and his worship in China and Japan.
The speech:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3GM-JKlKt4
2. • 歷史 lìshǐ – History
• 中國文學經典 jīngdiǎn
• Classic Chinese literature
• 《西遊記》Xīyóujì (1592)
• Lit: Record of the Westward Journey
• 十六世紀 (shìjì) 的文學 16th-century novel
4. • 唐三藏 Táng Sānzàng (602-664)
• “Tripitaka of the Tang Empire”
• 印度 Yìndù
• India
• 取經 qǔjīng
• Travel to retrieve Buddhist holy scriptures
5. • 唐三藏的徒弟 (túdì disciple) 用
• 法術 Fǎshù – magic
• 武術 Wǔshù – martial arts
• 保護師父 bǎohù shīfu
• To protect his master
6. • 出現在宋代 sòngdài
• Appeared during the Song dynasty
(960-1279)
• 猴行者 Hóu xíngzhě
• The “Monkey Pilgrim”
• 左邊:十一,十二世紀的石窟畫
兒 shíkū huàr
• Left: 11th to 12th-century cave
painting
7. • 當神拜 dāng shén bài
• Worshipped as a god
• 《聊齋誌異》Liáozhāi zhìyì (1740)
• Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio
• 福建 Fújiàn province
8. • 新加坡 Xīn jiā pō – Singapore
• Probably introduced to Taiwan by
福建人 Fújiàn rén
• 左邊:香港的大聖廟 Dàshèng miào
• Left: The “Great Sage Temple” in Hong
Kong
9. • 寺廟 sìmiào
• Temple
• 皇帝 Huángdì
• Emperors
• 叛逆的個性 pànnì de gèxìng
• Rebellious nature
• 會給孩子和馬看病
• Heals children and horses
10. • Son Gokū
• 七龍珠 Qīlóngzhū – Dragon Ball
• 漫畫 mànhuà – comic book
• 動畫節目dònghuà jiémù – animated TV show
• 七龍珠 西遊記
• Son Gokū
> 孫悟空
• Sūn Wùkōng