In this episode, follow Sun Wukong (the Monkey King) to Flaming Mountain (Huoyan
Shan)—one of the most legendary stops along the Journey to the West!
Legend says it was formed when Wukong knocked over Laozi’s alchemy furnace, sending it
crashing to Earth. Several hundred years later, could the pilgrimage team successfully pass it through?
Located in Turpan, Xinjiang, Flaming Mountain is a real-world tourist destination and famous
for its scorching red cliffs. Watch this episode to see how to get the most out of your trip there.
(Exercises HERE)
大家好,我是孙悟空!今天我要带大家去中国新疆吐鲁番的著名景点——火焰山。这座山因为高温和火红的山体而得名,是中国最热的地方。
你知道火焰山是怎么来的吗?那是我大闹天宫时,踢翻了太上老君的炼丹炉,炉子掉到凡间,变成了熊熊燃烧的火焰山。后来,我们去西天取经,必须经过这里。可是,这里的火连雨都浇不灭,只能用铁扇公主的芭蕉扇才能熄灭。
不过铁扇公主一开始不愿帮忙,还用扇子把我扇飞了。于是,我变成小虫钻进她肚子里,她终于答应了借扇子,可是,她竟然给的是把假扇子,越扇火越大!我又变成了她的丈夫,骗来了真的扇子,结果,他的丈夫又变成了猪八戒,从我手中把扇子又骗回去了……一番你来我往,最后还是他们的儿子出面劝和,我们才借到了真扇子,成功越过火焰山。
今天的火焰山,不再是障碍,而是热门旅游胜地。这里有像火焰一样燃烧的红色山脉、也有着展示高昌古国历史的展馆,还有以《西游记》为主题的雕塑和文化活动。
如果你喜欢探秘中国神话、想亲眼看看“真火山”,那就千万别错过火焰山!