What are the customs of places on the journey to the west?

1, route Chang 'an (now Shaanxi Xi)- Qin Zhou (now Tianshui, Gansu)-Lanzhou-Liangzhou (now Wuwei, Gansu)-Guazhou (now southeast of Anxi County, Gansu Province)-Yumenguan-Yiwu (now Hami, Xinjiang)-Gaochang (now Turpan, Xinjiang)-Ayini Prefecture (now Yanqi, Xinjiang) Suyecheng (now).

2, local conditions and customs, Tang Daoshi led his disciples to learn from the West, which lasted 14 years and trekked 108,000 miles. This is naturally a piece of cake for the undead demon family who are skilled in magic and walk around every day, and it is not worth making a fuss about. However, this is definitely a pioneering work and a miracle for human beings as mortals. Although the long journey to learn from the scriptures is very hard, it is not without gains. The wonders and wonders seen along the way are unimaginable for a person who stays at home all day. Although it is hard to learn from the scriptures, it also has its own advantages, that is, it can broaden your horizons and learn more. The process along the way is also a process of continuous learning. Through the description and display of local customs along the way, we can see the world scene in the author's mind, which is also a very interesting topic.

On the way to the Western Heaven, the Tang Priest and his disciples passed through many countries. It's just that the official document is stamped with the seals of Baoxiang, Wuji, Chechi, Daughter, Sacrifice, Zhu Ziguo, Lion Camel, Bhikkhu and France. In addition, there are some local governments, such as Fengxian County, Yuhua District and Jinping District. Plus those countries that pass through without changing customs clearance, such as Hami, Uszang, Tianzhu and so on. In this way, large and small * * * has passed through more than a dozen countries. "three miles away from home, it's not rural." Three miles away from home, rural customs are different, not to mention between countries. According to Tang Priest, the customs of so many countries along the way should naturally be varied and varied, which is an eye-opener.

It is said that the regional differences are so great that each country's natural scenery and human landscape should be different, and the most obvious is language. Don't say that there are language differences between different countries. Even in the same country or even in the same region, people often speak different languages. For example, in the south of China, there are many dialects. Even though there is a mountain and a river, there will be different dialects. But interestingly, in the works of Journey to the West, as early as the Tang Dynasty, human beings had entered the Datong society. Why do you say that? From the specific description of the works, from the Tang Dynasty Empire to Tianzhu Lingshan, both Tang Priest and the residents along the way speak the same language, and the communication between them is basically not a problem, and even the dialect problem does not exist. Moreover, not only human beings, but also places where immortals and demons gather, such as heaven, the underworld, lakes and seas, and the Western Heaven, all use the same language. In his works, Chinese has become a universal standard language, and wherever he goes, it is unimpeded. Even in today's peaceful rise of China, this wonderful sight is unimaginable to China people. Even English, which is extremely popular all over the world at present, has not been popularized to this extent. The author realized it through artistic means hundreds of years ago. From this point of view, The Journey to the West deserves to be a wonderful book, which can not only increase wisdom and knowledge, but also enhance national self-esteem.

In the world of heaven and earth described by The Journey to the West, not only everyone speaks the same language, but also the natural landscape, political system, characters' appearance, costumes and customs. For example, Jinping House in Tianzhu County is near Lingshan, tens of thousands of miles away from the eastern land of Datang, and there are many countries in the middle. Surprisingly, there are also Lantern Festival and lanterns here. It seems that before Tang Priest and his disciples went to the West to learn from the scriptures and learn Indian culture, a philosopher had already gone to the West to spread China culture, and the effect was not bad, completely China the local customs. Otherwise, without such careful preparations, Tang Priest would have to go through so many countries and bring a lot of translators. If so, it will be much more lively and interesting on the way to the west.

Walking on the Western Heaven Road, apart from the steep Shan Ye, rugged roads and monsters that often appear, there is basically no difference between the local conditions and customs seen along the way and walking in the Tang Dynasty Empire. In the author's pen, China culture has become the universal culture all over the world, and the red flag has been inserted all over the world. Such a scene will certainly inspire the prophets who claim that 2 1 century is the century of China and that Confucian culture will save the world, because The Journey to the West's novel has vividly described this brilliant and beautiful prospect for them.

It should be noted that the countries on the Western Heaven Road absorbed a lot of good things from the eastern soil and the cultural customs of the Tang Dynasty, but it seems that they also learned a lot of bad things, which can be described as complete orientalization. For example, female foot binding. Although this thing can really be called the quintessence of the country, it does not seem to win glory for the country, and there is nothing wrong with using derogatory terms such as dross to describe it. According to the classification of the current fashionable advocates of new Chinese studies, this should belong to the category of old Chinese studies. From the description of the work, it seems that the custom of foot-binding is also popular among women from all over the world, and not only human beings, but also those banshees are catching up with this fashion.

After careful calculation, many banshees really tied their feet on the Buddhist paradise road.

"Phoenix-billed bow shoes are three inches long, and dragon's beard and knee pants are golden hairpin". This is the dress of princess iron fan when she appeared, and it also meets the standard of three-inch golden lotus. "The bow shoes in the Hunan skirt are small, the sleeves are slightly loose and the wrists are long." Obviously, Yu Fei is also entangled in her feet. Wives and concubines bound their feet, which shows that Niu Wangmo was deeply influenced by China culture when he married his wife, and attached great importance to the problem of feet.

"Bow shoes bend the phoenix mouth, stockings drag the mud", which is the dress of the banshee Xing Xian who is going to marry Tang Priest. I'm not sure, but her shoes are the same model as Princess Iron Fan, and they should also be feet. I just don't know how this refined apricot tree binds its feet.

"Flying green sleeves, low cage jade bamboo shoots; Shake and drag the skirt, half revealing the narrow lotus ","knee and wrist are half around, and the lotus is three inches narrow ". This is the dress and appearance of those female spider spirits. Boy, even the spiders on the Buddhist paradise road are three inches golden lotus, which is really an eye-opener.

"That woman's feet are small, and it is difficult to move." This is the Monkey King's description of the image of a woman transformed by a mother mouse, revealing the disadvantages of foot-binding: difficulty in walking. However, this mousetrap did not become a little girl because of coaxing Tang Priest. She is a real foot-binding mouse. "A pair of golden lotus just folded in half, with fingers like bamboo shoots." This is the original appearance of mouse essence. It's funny to think of a mouse dressed like this.

There are so many banshees with little feet on the Western Heaven Road, which really makes people learn and open their eyes. Foot culture spread from the eastern land of the Tang Dynasty to the western paradise, from human to heaven, and spread all over the world, which can be said to be popular all over the world and carried forward. Fortunately, foot-binding won't have much impact on the lives of those banshees, because they have spells, have difficulty walking, can walk on clouds, and can fight with the Monkey King. But it is different for those weak women in the world. Speaking of the history of foot binding, it is definitely a bitter tear for ancient women in China.

Here's another interesting question. According to the literature, foot-binding appeared in the society from the Five Dynasties and the Song Dynasty, and prevailed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. When Emperor Taizong was in power, there was no such custom among the people. At that time, women with big feet and plump bodies were the most beautiful. A novel is a novel after all, allowing fiction and exaggeration. Literary works can't be true, and more authentic textual research is somewhat disappointing.

Why is there such an advanced description in The Journey to the West? This is obviously related to the author's life experience, knowledge background and world outlook. Who is the author of The Journey to the West? At present, there is still great controversy in academic circles. Wu Cheng'en or not, he was from the Ming Dynasty, that's for sure. Judging from the actual content of the work, the author mainly lives in Chinese mainland and has never been to the Western Regions or even India, which is certain. His description of the local customs on the Western Heaven Road is either based on the records in unofficial history's notes or from folk rumors, which naturally contains his personal imagination. In a word, these descriptions are unrealistic and mostly fictional.

Although the Silk Road is described as busy by some historians, it seems to be bustling and busy every day. In fact, few people took this route at that time. Except for businessmen and soldiers who took part in the war, they were all demoted to prisoners. Most people won't go to such a remote place for no special reason. For a long time, people's understanding of the western regions has remained at the level of Shan Hai Jing and natural history, but they don't know much about the local natural landscape and customs. Although Journey to the West is a ghost novel, Tang Priest's master and apprentice learn from it mainly on earth, and it needs to be based on real life after all. For a writer who has no experience or even knowledge of life in the western regions, he can only describe it with his limited personal experience, knowledge and imagination. That's why this strange scene of world harmony will appear in the works. As long as we look at the level of people's understanding of the foreign world and the absurd jokes they played during the Opium War, it is not difficult to understand why The Journey to the West described the local conditions and customs on his journey to the West. If the author was born hundreds of years later and had the opportunity to travel around the world, he would certainly not write like this. But in that case, there would be no The Journey to the West. Life is so wonderful. If it gives you anything, it must be at the expense of something else. No one takes advantage of the world. So are mortals and immortals.

After all, history is history. People who live in a specific historical period can only go as far as the social and cultural conditions permit at that time, but can't go any further, otherwise they are not people, but immortals. It would be true if The Journey to the West wrote the customs of Tang Priest and his disciples along the way to the Western Heaven as true and accurate as today's overseas travel notes.