Have you ever heard of Journey to the West? Journey to the West is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty. It is regarded as one of the greatest Classic Chinese Novels, and has been described as arguably the most popular literary work in East Asia. The novel is an extended account of the legendary pilgrimage of the Tang dynasty Buddhist Buddhist nun Xuanzang, who traveled to the "Western Regions" (Central Asia and India) to obtain Buddhist sacred texts and returned after many trials and much suffering. Among them, there is a story that impressed all readers. Many people think that this is the biggest obstacle of the journey to the West. That is the womanland.
The Queen of Women's Kingdom is a female character from Chinese novel Journey to the West. She is the ruler of the country called "Women's Kingdom of Western Liang", which is a country fully formed by women. In the Women's Kingdom, there are no adult men, and women hold an important society position. Women living there only need to drink a bowl of local river water, and they will be pregnant and have their babies after three days. When Tang Sanzang arrives at her country, she proposes Sanzang to marry her and become the king of the country.
Her plan doesn't work as Sanzang leaves with his disciples after pretending to accept the proposal. Feeling embarrassed, the queen returns to her country with her officials. After all, Journey to the West is a fairy tale. How could there be such a country in the world? But today, I am gonna tell you that there is indeed a place like this in today’s world, and it is in China. Wait, what? Well, in today's video, let's take a look at the Women's Kingdom in the 21st century! OK, let’s get started!
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