While there have been many attempts to synthesize the early narrative of rice domestication and dispersal, notably Fuller (2011a) in the journalRice, all of these end at the deserts or mountains of West Asia. One of the most fascinating and least studied chapters in the story of rice starts...
The third layer is achieved in chapter five when he eats untold numbers of 9,000-year-old immortal peaches (pantao, 蟠桃) while serving as the temporary custodian of the Queen Mother of the West‘s immortal peach garden (fig. 1). Each of these is said to “make a man’s age equal...
The Journey to the West Research blog is proud to host a guest post by the very knowledgeable @ryin-silverfish of Tumblr. They managed to track down a digital copy of the script for Tripitaka Seeks the Scriptures (Sanzang Qujing, 三藏取经), an extremely rare Journey to the West (Xiyouji...
aUNESCOWorld Heritage site that features 77 caves dug out of the rock. The walls of the caves are painted with Buddhist art - some in good condition, some in poor condition, and some, unfortunately, completely absent due to ‘borrowing’ by archaeologists in the late nineteenth century. Not ...
(up to about 4,700 years BCE), where some of the modern Native American imagery has its roots in artifacts produced around the same time, and where ceramics may have first been produced in the New World a bit later. If my suspicions are true, then much of today's imagery has its ...
A large number of artefacts have been salvaged from the wreck site, including a copper staunchion, three copper rudder gudgeons, other rudder fittings and a pulley block. A full list of artifacts recovered from the wreck site is found catalogued in the Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage ...
The tour, attended by around60 participants,took visitors on an immersive journey through Marco Polo’s travels. It showcased the significant impact of his travels on the exchange of goods, ideas, and knowledge between the...
SO, the facts: Anguilla was first settled byAmerindiantribes who migrated from South America. The earliest Amerindian artifacts found on Anguilla have been dated to around 1300 BC, and remains of settlements date from 600 AD.The date of European discovery is uncertain: some sources claim that Co...
(CIC) where we found various radios, radar screens and other equipment. From there we moved to Admiral Halsey’s cabin and office, then onto the officer’s mess. China and other artifacts were all around. After that, we went outside of the ship and swam for a while then back in ...
Origin of the Immortal Peach-Stealing Episode from Journey to the West April 1, 2024 2 Comments I’ve previously mentioned that the Monkey King has six layers of immortality in Journey to the West (Xiyouji, 西遊記, 1592; “JTTW” hereafter). The third layer is achieved in chapter five ...