Zhao Hongben's colorful "Three Beats with White Bone Demon" had been published in many forms. For example, in December 2008, the People's Fine Arts Press published Sun Wukong's Three Beats with the White Bone Demon (a set of six volumes). The China Colorful Comic Book Collection 102 published by the China Bookstore also had Sun Wukong's Three Beats of the White Bone Demon, which was drawn by Zhao Hongben. These versions may contain the entire book. His works combined mythology with real life. His paintings had the decorative and background rendering effects of opera. The colors were fresh and bright, and the characters were vivid and vivid. For example, Sun Wukong's alertness and bravery, Bajie's lecherous gluttony, etc. were all vividly depicted. The scenery and monsters on the screen were also delicate and natural. In 1983, he also won the third prize of the World Children's Painting Illustration Competition organized by the Asian Cultural Center of the United Nations, Education, Science and Technology Organization. Read more exciting novels for free
The story of beating the White Bone Demon three times came from the twenty-seventh chapter of Journey to the West by Wu Chengen in the Ming Dynasty. "Journey to the West" was a long novel that had been published in many versions. You could purchase physical books (such as the version published by the People's Literature Press and other official publishing houses), or obtain the complete version of the story of the Three Beings of the White Bone Demon from official e-book platforms (such as Dangdang Cloud Reading, Jingdong Reading, etc.). Watching Journey to the West: Sun Wukong Beats the White Bone Demon Three Times is not enough. Everyone is welcome to click to read the novel!
The story of beating the White Bone Demon three times was based on the twenty-seventh chapter of Journey to the West written by Wu Chengen in the Ming Dynasty. Tang Sanzang and his disciples went to the west to obtain scriptures. When they arrived at the White Bone Ridge, they met the Corpse Demon White Bone Demon who was good at disguising himself. In order to eat Tang Sanzang's flesh and live forever (this saying was spread by Bai Gujing), Bai Gujing changed into different images one after another. First of all, she became a village girl who went up the mountain to deliver vegetarian food. She took advantage of the weakness of Zhu Bajie, who was in the group of Buddhist scriptures, to get rid of Zhu Bajie and make him put in a good word for her in front of Tang Sanzang, thus dispelling Tang Sanzang's wariness. However, Sun Wukong's Fiery Golden Eyes saw through her and beat her with a stick. The White Bone Demon used the Corpse Dissection Technique to escape, leaving behind a fake corpse. She also said that she had parents at home, laying a foreshadowing for the future. Then, the White Bone Demon turned into an old woman and came over, crying that her daughter had been killed. This made the kind Tang Sanzang lose his conscience and face. Sun Wukong ignored Tang Sanzang's obstruction and beat Bai Gujing again. Bai Gujing escaped again. At this time, Tang Sanzang's hatred for Sun Wukong increased. In the end, Bai Gujing became an old man who chanted Buddhist scriptures. His wife and daughter were beaten to death by Wukong. Sun Wukong was determined to beat Bai Gujing to death. He finally killed Bai Gujing after the third beating. However, this also caused the conflict between Tang Sanzang and Wukong to reach a white-hot point. For the first two times, Tang Sanzang could punish Sun Wukong with the Golden Hoop Incantation. By the third time, the Golden Hoop Incantation could no longer dispel the hatred in his heart for Sun Wukong and finally drove Sun Wukong away. This story was presented in many art forms. For example, the Shao opera "Sun Wukong Three Beats White Bone Demon" was produced into a colorful opera film by Shanghai Tianma Film Studio in 1960. There were two versions in Mandarin and dialect. In November 2021, the new Shao opera "Sun Wukong Three Beats White Bone Demon" debuted at Shaoxing Grand Theater. The performance in the Wuju opera "Three Beats the White Bone Demon" had the characteristics of changing faces and changing clothes in an instant. There were also songs like "Three Beats with White Bone Demon" and other works of art. Watching Journey to the West: Sun Wukong Beats the White Bone Demon Three Times is not enough. Everyone is welcome to click to read the novel!
The four of them went to the West to fetch scriptures. When they arrived at the White Tiger Ridge, Tang Sanzang felt hungry. Sun Wukong jumped into the sky to look out and found peaches on the mountain. He planned to go and pick them, but he was worried that the demons would take Tang Sanzang away while he was away, so he drew a circle on the ground with the Jingu Staff and told Tang Sanzang, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sand to stay in the circle. As soon as Sun Wukong left, White Bone Demon appeared. She first turned into a gust of demonic wind and tried to blow away Tang Sanzang, but was blocked by the circle. Thus, she turned a leaf into a little girl carrying a basket of steamed buns. Zhu Bajie smelled the fragrance of steamed buns and pulled Tang Sanzang out of the circle. After Sun Wukong returned, he used his Fiery Eyes to see that the little girl was a monster. He killed her with a stick, and the White Bone Demon's soul escaped. Tang Sanzang's flesh-like eyes blamed Sun Wukong for killing a good man. After that, the White Bone Demon turned the branch into an old woman and walked over while crying and looking for her daughter. Seeing this, Tang Sanzang once again blamed Sun Wukong for killing the old woman's daughter. Sun Wukong recognized it as the White Bone Demon and struck it again. The White Bone Demon escaped again. The white bone spirit turned the stone into an old man for the third time. As she walked, she called out to the old woman and her daughter. Sun Wukong still saw through it and killed it, which made Tang Sanzang extremely angry. He thought that he had killed good people one after another, so he chanted the Golden Hoop Incantation and drove Sun Wukong away. After Sun Wukong was driven away, he returned to the Huaguo Mountain. The White Bone Demon revealed her true form and captured Tang Sanzang. After Zhu Bajie escaped, he went to Huaguo Mountain for help. Sun Wukong let bygones be bygones and followed Zhu Bajie back. While the White Bone Demon was not aware, he killed it with his cudgel. The four of them continued to go to the West to obtain scriptures. Watching Journey to the West: Sun Wukong Beats the White Bone Demon Three Times is not enough. Everyone is welcome to click to read the novel!
The 86 edition of Journey to the West's "Three Beats on the White Bone Demon" episode had many interesting points. In terms of creating a scary atmosphere, there were a few scary scenes in this episode. While the family of three was working in the fields, a demonic wind suddenly blew and dark clouds covered the sky. The three of them were captured by the White Bone Demon. After that, the White Bone Demon sucked the three of them dry and turned them into pieces of paper. This was originally a mistake caused by the crew buying special effects machines from the United States but not plug-ins, but it did not affect the attractiveness of the story itself. The little old man that the White Bone Demon had turned into had an evil and sinister look in his eyes. When Wukong wasn't paying attention, he used the Nine Yin Eight Bone Claws on Tang Sanzang. When Tang Sanzang recited the scriptures, Wukong grimaced in pain. The little old man's gloating laughter was creepy. In terms of emotional shaping, this episode left a deep impression on the audience. Tang Sanzang was a loyal Buddhist. He believed in the false Buddha's decree (or was angered by Bajie) and insisted that Sun Wukong's wild nature had not been eliminated and had injured three lives. Buddha would not forgive him and would drive Sun Wukong away. Sun Wukong did not hesitate to kill the White Bone Demon three times. He completely destroyed the White Bone Demon for the third time, but Tang Sanzang did not believe him. Although Monk Sand could see the truth, he could not stop Tang Sanzang from driving Sun Wukong away. This scene showed the lack of trust between the master and the disciple, which made many viewers feel wronged for Sun Wukong and worried about the relationship between them. From the shooting point of view, this episode was shot in Zhangjiajie (such as the difficult scene of Baigujing) and the Boyue Cave in Lengshuijiang City, Hunan Province (the scene of Baigujing). The Boyue Cave was originally going to be demolished for the exploration of mineral veins, but it was preserved and repaired for filming under the efforts of the director. In terms of actors, the actress, Teacher Yang Chunxia, perfectly portrayed the cunning and ruthlessness of the White Bone Demon. In fact, there were originally two actors who played the role of the White Bone Demon during the filming. Another teacher, Shen Huifang, also participated in part of the filming. However, due to some reasons, the scene of Shen Huifang playing the White Bone Demon was finally deleted. This episode was a good adaptation of the original work. The story in the original work was only one chapter, but under the influence of many artistic forms such as opera, this adaptation of the 86 edition of Journey to the West became a classic. Although the story itself was not as bizarre as other units, it became the most memorable episode that the audience did not want to relive. Watching Journey to the West: Sun Wukong Beats the White Bone Demon Three Times is not enough. Everyone is welcome to click to read the novel!
When Tang Sanzang and his disciples went west, the White Bone Demon transformed into human form three times to deceive Tang Sanzang. Sun Wukong saw through it with his Fiery Eyes and killed it, but Tang Sanzang misunderstood him and drove him away. Watching Journey to the West: Sun Wukong Beats the White Bone Demon Three Times is not enough. Everyone is welcome to click to read the novel!
The following is a children's version of the story of three times against the White Bone Demon: Tang Sanzang and his disciples went to the west to fetch scriptures and went to a deep mountain. Tang Sanzang was hungry and asked Sun Wukong to find food. Sun Wukong used the Jingu Staff to draw a circle to protect his master and junior brothers before picking peaches. The White Bone Demon heard that eating Tang Sanzang's flesh could make one immortal. She wanted to take Tang Sanzang away, but was blocked by the circle drawn by Wukong. So she turned into a village girl and walked towards Tang Sanzang and the others with the vegetarian food in her hands. When Bajie was about to eat his vegetarian meal, Wukong came back and recognized the village girl as the White Bone Demon. He raised his cudgel and hit her. The village girl fell to the ground, leaving behind a fake corpse and fled in smoke. Tang Sanzang blamed Wukong for killing her. Then, an old woman appeared on the hillside, crying for her daughter. Wukong recognized that it was the White Bone Demon and hit her again. The old woman also left the fake corpse and escaped. Tang Sanzang saw this and chanted the Golden Hoop Incantation to punish Wukong and even scolded him. The White Bone Demon did not give up and turned into an old man pretending to look for his wife and daughter. Wukong saw through it again. He ignored Tang Sanzang's obstruction and killed the old man. Tang Sanzang was furious and wanted to drive Wukong away. He thought that he had no intention of doing good and deliberately did evil. Wukong had no choice but to return to Huaguo Mountain. After Wukong left, Tang Sanzang was captured by the White Bone Demon and Monk Sha. After Bajie escaped, he went to Huaguo Mountain to invite Wukong to go down the mountain. Wukong pretended not to go. Later, he quietly went down the mountain to catch the White Bone Demon by surprise and saved his master and junior brothers. Tang Sanzang then realized that he had wronged Wukong. The four of them continued their journey to the west. Watching Journey to the West: Sun Wukong Beats the White Bone Demon Three Times is not enough. Everyone is welcome to click to read the novel!
In the original story of Journey to the West, this plot happened on the way to the scriptures. The four of them walked to the White Tiger Ridge, where the mountains were steep and the peaks overlapped. At that time, Tang Sanzang was hungry and asked Sun Wukong to look for food. After Wukong left, Bai Gujing (called the "Corpse Demon" in the original novel, and "Lady White Bone" written on her back after being killed by Sun Wukong) found Tang Sanzang. She wanted to eat Tang Sanzang's flesh to live forever. Because Tang Sanzang was protected by Zhu Bajie and Monk Sand, the White Bone Demon transformed into a beautiful village girl and came to Tang Sanzang with vegetarian food. Pigsy was greedy and snatched the jar to eat. At this time, Sun Wukong came back from picking peaches. He used his Fiery Eyes to recognize that the village girl was an evil spirit. He raised his stick and beat her. The evil spirit left a fake corpse and fled. Tang Sanzang blamed Wukong for killing people for no reason. When Wukong opened the jar, a frog and a toad jumped out. Tang Sanzang then somewhat believed that the village girl was a monster. After that, an old woman in her eighties appeared on the hillside again. She came crying with a bent bamboo stick. Wukong recognized the demon and killed it again. The White Bone Demon escaped again. Tang Sanzang was so shocked that he fell off his horse. He chanted the Golden Hoop Incantation twenty times and blamed Wukong. In the end, the White Bone Demon appeared in the form of an old man. Sun Wukong was determined to kill her and even asked the Earth Mountain God to testify in the air. This time, he successfully killed White Bone Demon, and White Bone Demon revealed her pink skeleton form. However, Zhu Bajie told Tang Sanzang that Sun Wukong's staff was heavy and fierce, and that he might have killed a good person. He deliberately changed his appearance to deceive Tang Sanzang. After Tang Sanzang believed it, he chanted the Golden Hoop Incantation and drove Sun Wukong away. This plot showed the internal contradictions of the team, and also reflected that although the strength of the White Bone Demon was weak, it could rely on disguise to provoke the relationship between Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong. Watching Journey to the West: Sun Wukong Beats the White Bone Demon Three Times is not enough. Everyone is welcome to click to read the novel!
A more well-known old version was the 1960 Shanghai Tianma Film Studio's Shao opera, Sun Wukong Beats White Bone Demon Three Times. This was the representative work of Shao opera performing artist Liu Lingtong (Liu Xiaoling Tong's father). This version of the story was based on the twenty-seventh chapter of Wu Chengen's Journey to the West in the Ming Dynasty. In this story, Tang Sanzang and his disciples went to the White Bone Ridge to obtain scriptures from the Western Heaven. In order to eat Tang Sanzang's meat, the White Bone Demon changed into a village girl, an old woman, and an old man who went to the mountain to offer incense. They were all seen through by Sun Wukong and beaten three times. This version was also produced in Mandarin and dialect, and was distributed to 72 countries and regions in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin-America. It won the Best Drama Film Award at the 2nd China Mass Film Hundred Flowers Awards and had a huge impact at home and abroad. In addition, the 86 version of Journey to the West's "Three Beats of the White Bone Demon" episode was also very classic. When filming, two actors were arranged to play the White Bone Demon. Two versions were prepared, but one of them was eventually deleted. Watching Journey to the West: Sun Wukong Beats the White Bone Demon Three Times is not enough. Everyone is welcome to click to read the novel!
In 1960, the Shao opera Sun Wukong Beats the White Bone Demon Three Times was produced by Shanghai Tianma Film Studio into a colorful opera film. This was an earlier version. The story was based on the twenty-seventh chapter of Wu Chengen's Journey to the West in the Ming Dynasty. The story tells of the monk and his disciples who went to the west to fetch scriptures and met the White Bone Demon in front of the White Bone Ridge. The White Bone Demon wanted to eat Tang Sanzang's flesh but was afraid of Sun Wukong. Therefore, she took advantage of the opportunity of Wukong's mountain patrol to transform into a village girl and an old woman to deceive Tang Sanzang and Bajie. Both of them were seen through and killed by Wukong. Tang Sanzang blamed Wukong for killing people. The White Bone Demon turned back into the old man. Wukong reminded Tang Sanzang not to be bewitched, but Tang Sanzang did not allow Wukong to commit murder and recite the Golden Hoop Incantation. Wukong endured the pain and threw the old man into the deep stream. After that, Baijing pretended to be Buddha and scolded Tang Sanzang. Tang Sanzang angrily wrote a letter of denunciation, and Wukong returned to Huaguo Mountain unjustly. The White Bone Demon captured Tang Sanzang and Friar Sand. Bajie went to Huaguo Mountain to ask for help. On the way down the mountain, Wukong killed the White Bone Demon's mother, the Great Deity Golden Toad. He himself transformed into the old demon and entered the cave to lure the White Bone Demon to change again. Tang Sanzang regretted it after seeing it. This version was distributed to many countries and regions and won the Best Drama Film Award at the 2nd China Flowers Awards. Watching Journey to the West: Sun Wukong Beats the White Bone Demon Three Times is not enough. Everyone is welcome to click to read the novel!
The 10th episode of Journey to the West was called " Beating the White Bone Demon Three Times ", not the 11th episode. The plot of this episode revolved around the White Bone Demon changing into human form three times. Sun Wukong saw through it with his Fiery Eyes and beat the White Bone Demon three times. In between, it was also interwoven with the plot that Tang Sanzang misunderstood Sun Wukong's killing of innocent people and finally drove him away. The plot of this episode was thrilling, and the characters 'performances were vivid. It was one of the classic episodes in Journey to the West. Watching Journey to the West: Sun Wukong Beats the White Bone Demon Three Times is not enough. Everyone is welcome to click to read the novel!