Eh, I’d say a lot of Xianxia authors don’t actually do much research into Chinese mythology. There are of course some that actually try to keep things accurate, but most take a LOT of creative liberty
You can talk about these topics for 10 hours and I'd still watch the entire thing. You are like a Fountain of Chinese Culture and Literature. Thank you for making them, AvenueX! Lovely and informative as always.
As a Malaysian Muslim, its so refreshing to see and finally understand Chinese mythology and religion. Thank you for this video, i am appreciating the culture and understanding it so much better with your explanation. Purely Enlightening
When I sat down to learn more about the video game where you play as a kung-fu monkey, I had no idea I would end up learning about different kinds of Chinese spirits, nature guardians, major and minor gods, and the different ways ordinary plants, animals and objects can become magical creatures. The Chinese ethos of cultivation, where anything, no matter how humble, can achieve intelligence and cosmic enlightenment with enough time and effort is something without real peer in other cosmologies I’ve looked at. It seems to be a uniquely Chinese ideal, and one lots of their myths and fables seem to be built around. It’s fascinating. This dumb westerner had no idea this went so deep. Thank you AvenueX
This idea of cultivation permeates through Chinese martial art fiction. It's why people can fly in wuxia movies. The ability to become lighter than air (flying) signifies that a character is removed from mundane existence through cultivation.
As a Chinese person, thank you so much for this video. This is the easiest to understand and yet still accurate explanation I've seen. When I was growing up, I had so many of these questions when I watched TV or went to the temples but I could never get a clear explanation because so much of what the common folk know are incomplete.
What an insane thing to say. There are endless amount of books on this topic. Watching a tv show or asking a random monk is not going to give you a comprehensive understanding. That's what books are for.
I can’t be the only one who thinks the video should be longer lol. I’m malaysian chinese & non-mandarin speaker, so I only know bits of the stories through word of mouth when I was growing up. It’s so interesting to learn how buddhist stories & characters get adapted into chinese folklore. And your translations are so well done!
Your ability to explain complex topics in a RUclips video astonishes me!! And I'm a teacher, so I know when someone has the knack for it 😉 I could watch an hour-long one if it's yours. The topic of this one is so interesting, that I will come back to take notes, thousands of years of tradition and knowledge to learn about! Thank you so much for another great video!!! 🙏❤
I just wanted to say that your videos are by far the best way to learn and understand not only the Black Myth Wukong game but much of Chinese culture. I love that the knowledge is not pruned to shorten the video, thank you for the beautiful work and for expanding the boundaries of the minds of many with this enriching content. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
For me as an Indian I enjoyed the sanskrit names and introductions a lot as I was able to understand these characters more and while learning about Buddhist and daoist culture got to learn more about my own so thank you for the in depth research.
"Somehow people in Chinese mythology really likes to trap people under mountains." My thoughts suddenly went: Liyue. Zhongli. Huge Geo Spears. It was a hilarious OH moment. Watching this video and hearing AvenueX talk about such interesting topics makes me feel like I'm in a classroom again, and my favorite class is in session.
Zhongli is based on a multitude of gods, the 3 most apparent are: Jade Emperor the primordial god, which is referenced by Zhongli's material primordial jade and him being the oldest god Cai Shen the god of fortune, Zhongli created Mora and governs the world economy from Liyue And Zhong Kui the slayer of demons, where Zhongli's name comes from and how he is known to be the slayer of countless demon gods Zhong Kui is also going to be Game Science's next game, tying into the Black Myth lore
thx you very much..... I always confused difference between xian and shen. jing and yao. this is very informative, should be read by anyone who want to know the hierary of chinese imortal realm. I think in the whole youtube, you are the first to make such a detail distinction.
While Yaoguai are also considered as a general term for all those supernatural beings, the much more obvious distinction between (Yao)Jing and (Yao)Guai would be that Jing are more evolved beings of the Yao, while Guai is still not yet fully developed of the Yao(you can say). For example, all the spider-Yao in the game are zhi-zhu-jing(spider Jing) because they are all can transform into a human form, even the child can too. But then as you can see that the tiger or the rat and some others( whatever title or name they’ve picked for themselves), they still holds the characteristics of their very own original identity. Now, of course that’s also the big differences between average Yaoguai and big Yaoguai ( like Yaoguai king level, such as Wukong and the bull demon king), they are in a total different league of the Yaoguai-spheres even though they are monkey and bull identity and appearance is very obvious. The black bear Guai in the game are also supposed to be black bear jing in the original( he takes a human form and called black wind king). While animals and plants and other beings( or supernatural, powerful objects)can become Yaoguai( through many reasons and methods etc), human in Chinese mythology can also became a Yaoguai as well. Being bad, evil and doing all evil deeds, talking all the missteps throughout their cultivations can make them a Yaoguai instead of achieving Xian( god/celestial ), but don’t get it wrong tho, Yaoguai can achieve the power to match(rival) the Xian(god/celestial) although they cannot go to heaven. But that wouldn’t be their main purpose or subjective to go against heaven and the celestial court, it is immortality that everyone is after.
from the character itself , 仙, means a people living in a mountain. So one spending hundreds or thousands of years practicing and meditating to become immortal is 仙. There are phrases 修仙，成仙.
@@GL-iv4rw yokai is the Japanese pronunciation of Yaoguai which the Japanese adopted from ancient China. As how the Japanese use it in their language or culture at end, that I do not know. They may have only adopted the Yaoguai(妖怪) term and didn’t fully dive deep into the details and meaning of the term, and then only use yokai(妖怪) for its general term.
Thanks Avenue X for mentioning Creation of The Gods part 1 which was fantastic! I watched it on Prime Video for those of you that would like to watch it. Fantastic! 🌸💃🏽
I used to be read a chinese novel (ofc in english) but get confuse about yao, guai, jing and the Myth of Chinese. After watching this, it became clear!!. Thank you, your clear explanation. Stay health❤!!!
Many Taoist deities appeared in both Journey to the West and Investiture of the Gods. Characters like Erlang Shen, Na Zha, Guanxin, etc. Game Science is making two Black Myth sequels. One is titled as Black Myth Jiang Ziya and is almost certainly take inspiration from Investiture of the Gods
Yan Jian used his axe to cut down the mountain and saved his mother. In the early cutscene we saw just that when he asked Wukong to took his axe which Wukong dodged out of the way it the axe literally cut down the mountain behind. It is very cool. And from what I read was that Wukong and Yan Jian fought many rounds of transformation and they transformed into different kind of animal to win up each other. And in the game when you get to him and try transformation, he will also change to different forms to catch your transformation and cancel it too. Such a detail is so good and funny at the same time. And the classic "drink for 3 days 3 nights then fight 300 rounds." I know about Yan Jian through Feng Shen Bang as well. Back in the early 2000s or something there were a TV drama with Ne Zha as the main character and Yan Jian was one of the supporting characters. He got the trait of eating a lots and was not very smart despite being very strong.
Sheers from brazil! Just finished the game twice now and I'm fascinated with all the lore and mythology surrounding it. Such a rich culture!! Thank you very much for all the information in this video ❤❤
This woman is MAD smart! Thanks for the info and also the context to understand. The game has been incredible, and the learning that’s been required to appreciate it has been fascinating. You rock!
WOW! That summarization of Yao, Guai, Jing, Mo, Shen & Xian actually DOES clear up a LOT! Like, I read Novel & watched it's Many Adaptations for Years, so I slowly started to learn more & more of the nuances to each Chinese/Hanzi Word! But now I fully get it! Thank You!
@@GL-iv4rw Well, there's not really a significant difference since they're the SAME Hanzi/Kanji [妖怪] with a Very Similar Meanings (aka, "Unusual Creature/Entity") in both Languages! Well, I guess Yōkai generally tend to be Weirder & More Spiritual, whereas Yaoguai are often just Humanoid Animals (or Humans who become Animals, Beastly or Monstrous) that often tend to gain Supernatural Abilities, like Transformations! But still...
@@londonjackson8986 I think most people are more familiar with the term "yokai" (for some reason), if you say "yaoguai" they won't know what you're talking about. But if you say "Chinese yokai's" to define yaoguai's then they will immediately get the gist of it.
@@GL-iv4rw “Yokai” is well-known because of its Japanese pronunciation, but it originate from "yaoguai." Like much of Japanese culture, their roots come from China.(which I think it's a commen sense).However, in the past few hundred years, Japan has introduced its culture to the Western world earlier than China. Those familiar with history can understand why.So define yaoguai as "Chinese yokai" ,It's like saying that English was invented by Americans.
@@HenryLee-z1o it doesnt seem like common sense because it is often debated and controversial. If you say it comes from China you will be met with lots of pushback in the west. So yes, you will be safer to say "Chinese yokai" than its actual term. Tbf like how we still colloquially call a taekwondo school "dojo" instead of dojang, although things from Korea is still not as controversial as things from China (for some reason)
Ne Zha and Erlang are in both Investiture of gods and Journey to the West, but the former has them in prominent roles. They should make a game out of it.
“This video is getting longer, but it is so interesting”, tells her in laughter. Oh, I love it when people talk about complicated things and get happier because they are doing it for other public, which does not necessarily understand the subject. Miss X, do go on with these videos, I know you want them. I am sure there are people in the audience, beyond the gamers, that also want to know more on the lore and related.
This was a really good video summarizing the differences in Buddhism and Daoism and how the beliefs are incorporated into Chinese Mythology. I learnt a lot!
I come from Singapore and I've watched JTTW when I was rly young in the 90's as well as Stephen Chow's version where it gets played almost once every year during chinese new year 😂 I can't rly rmb the story anymore as most of my knowledge came from film since i've nv actually read any of the books (my chinese is rly bad now since we dont rly touch the language anymore after we leave school 😅) BUT THANKS SO MUCH for creating this coherent series of video connecting black myth wukong and the JTTW literature. I started playing this game not too long ago and I just felt that it wld be so much more enjoyable if I cld just understand the background story a little more. I found your channel and now my gameplay experience is so much more wholesome and i found the sense of connection back to my childhood, which is so precious. Thank you so much!! I can see the amount of extensive research and time put into these 😭
This makes so much more sense to me now. Had wondered about the connection between Buddhism and Taoism in the context of Journey to the West and not knowing much about either it was confusing. This video made everything a lot clearer so thank you. As for Ne Zha, actually does show up in the game and luckily you explained about his father because at the start of the game he is holding the umbrella but in the mural after beating chapter five he is depicted holding the pagoda!
1. You look amazing!!! 2. I want to thank you so much for this series. You're going so succinctly into depth in so many directions while maintaining focus on the area of issue. I'm fascinated and it's stoking my research itch. Thank you for all the intense work and effort you are putting into this!
Nice ! I'm glad you are continuing your Wukong video series. I finished the game recently and can't wait to watch your video explaining more about wukong and his lore.
Thank you AvenueX for breaking down the entire cosmology. As someone who has been consuming chinese (specifically Cantonese) series since young, some of these differences of the beings in the cosmology are hard to understand. Never occurred to me why or how these beings and creatures came out into our modern society's media content. Keep making such videos! Looking forward to more....
Red Boy (紅孩兒) is not Nezha (哪吒). They are two completely different people. Red Boy's weapons and skills are very similar to Nezha's. Nezha is the Protector God in Buddhism / Taoism . Red Boy is a Yaoguai and a famous character in folk tales.
@@space6002 He does. In the animation when he cuts down the bull's head off. He and his Pagoda wielding father. I don't think you even paid attention because you said something confidently wrong. Tell me again im wrong or go listen to Peter Chen's Destiny and watch the accompanying animation. Since the scene involves the heavenly kings and the water demon with the Li Jing and Nezha subduing and slicing him off. Forgot to mention it is after the scene where Bajie literally pissed him off. The trademark of Nezha is literally the fire wheels under him.
I’ve read 4 translations of JTTW over the last 6 years, but you are really giving me some amazing context I wasn’t getting elsewhere. I really appreciate these videos. Thank you!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! You explain so much in such a clear way, and including the characters on the screen makes it easier to follow. I love hearing your explanations of everything, whether it's C-dramas, religion, cultural references, or media critiques. You've just unlocked my next obsession for me: really understanding the mythos/cosmology behind the xianxia I've been idly consuming, and the nuances of buddhism across different cultural practices! Just some light reading 😂
thank you for making these! i was getting so frustrated looking for lore videos about this game and finding ones that weren’t throughly researched and very inconsistent (and often flat out wrong; one guy was claiming the giant river yao in the background of the opening scene was buddha). so it’s so nice listening to yours because they’re so detailed, specific, and well explained.
@@sportsonwheelss Strictly speaking Guanyin or any Bodhisattvas/Buddha are genderless due to they reached enlightenment. Even their appearance and form as well, they can be old or young, man or woman, human or animals.
@@nixxu3546 GuanYin popping up everywhere is consistent with the title and trait. He/She was originally called GuanShiYin (观世音) in China (in Sanskirt, Avolokitesvara), which basically means a lord of compassion watching over the world and their trials and tribulations. So it is natural that you'd get a helping hand from GuanYin, whereever you are, if you call for her and and deserves to be helped. The title was supposedly simplified to GuanYin during the reign of Tang Taizhong (born Li Shi MIng) because the character 世 clashed with the Emperor's birth name.
Love this overview! Accurate but doesn't give too much information as to overwhelm new-comers to Chinese mythos cosmology. I also love how you reference the influence of Indian mythology on Chinese folktales/mythology which is something that lots of native Chinese might not really know about either. It provides a rich context and shows just how interconnected Asian mythos are.
Fantastic video! I have seen a lot of these characters growing up, but never really got to know their backgrounds and histories! This video is fantastic!
This whole history lesson on the basis of the game is soooooo AMAZING!! I love how well you explain the backgrounds of each character so well, and are excited to dive into the story!! I need more videos!!! Fantastic Job! Im sure this video took a good amount of work to make and as a viewer I really appreciate it. The level of your content speaks for itself! Thank You for sharing this with us!! ❤❤
Merci pour cette vidéo ! =) La partie sur les différents types d'êtres surnaturels permet enfin d'y voir plus clair dans les séries TV. C'est vraiment super ce travail sur le jeu et merci encore pour les sous-titres ;)
Although I'm quite familiar with these already but this is still so interesting! The Constellation explanation is so helpful, too. You presented it so well
Thank you ,once again, for explaining these very complex concepts. It would be impossible to learn all this without someone who could translate her culture to the wider audiences. Xie xie ni❤
Thanks for another informative video. I watched the entire thing while having my lunch. I then looked up the game and will check it out. Looking forward to your next master class. 🌸💃🏽
I’m so glad that this game has opened up universal interest in Chinese mythology and folklore. I find that they are rarely mentioned in western media unless in the academic / literature realm. They’re so complex and interesting and there are many many real locations in China which pay homage to these characters and stories.
Thank you for the excellent tutorial. I always learn so much. I did not realize I missed so much details even though it is one of my favorite story. You tube channel needs more authentic voices like yours . Cheers
Recently just started watching your videos cause of the game and I’m loving them! I really hope you’ll cover the end chapter cutscenes as well cause they’re so beautiful and seem to have left a lot of players also in a bit of confusion lol so it’d be cool to see your analysis/explanation of them :)
Thank you for making this video! I loved every minute. I grew up with these stories and "characters" so your explanations add so much to my understanding. 🥰❤️🔥🙏
hello From inda here C: Been enjoying a lot of these information you tell in these videos. Especially linking it to sanskrit and it just makes me connect more with these. I knew a bit about sun wukong and the JTTW but i'm learning a lot from your videos. Thank you very much C:
This is so eye opening to my sect of Taoism (一貫道) that my family is in. I always hear and say these terms about Buddha and finally know where they come from.
Thank you for making this long video on cosmology. I'm watching all of your Black Myth Wukong videos and am loving it. Its like attending lecture for a class you really love.
I'm listening to your videos as i play black myth. Thanks for making these vidoes for us. Super informative and extremely interesting. Definitely helping me sink into the story and lore behind the game, and also helping me appreciate a history and culture that i never knew i would fall in love with 😊
I really appreciate this video. It is not easy to understand all the intricacies of the Buddhist cosmology, not to mention Daoist and the mix of the two, but you explained it in a very interesting and understandable way. Thank you for the quality video!
Just finished your Sun Wukong series and thank you truly for these! This was explained very well to my understanding and now after being a Goku fan plus having beating the video game. I’ve reached a new level of respect for Chinese history. Thank you once more and subbed! 😅
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Reading so many Xianxia novels has essentially made me know so much about Chinese cosmology
Xianxia novels mentioned raahhh
W xianxia W manhua
lol
Eh, I’d say a lot of Xianxia authors don’t actually do much research into Chinese mythology. There are of course some that actually try to keep things accurate, but most take a LOT of creative liberty
You can talk about these topics for 10 hours and I'd still watch the entire thing. You are like a Fountain of Chinese Culture and Literature.
Thank you for making them, AvenueX! Lovely and informative as always.
As a Malaysian Muslim, its so refreshing to see and finally understand Chinese mythology and religion. Thank you for this video, i am appreciating the culture and understanding it so much better with your explanation. Purely Enlightening
Dah sampai chapter mana tu
As ex muslim myself - i advise U to abandon that cringe religion
I’m a gamer and I love that sun wukong brought me to your page you seem so proud of your heritage thank you for teaching me
When I sat down to learn more about the video game where you play as a kung-fu monkey, I had no idea I would end up learning about different kinds of Chinese spirits, nature guardians, major and minor gods, and the different ways ordinary plants, animals and objects can become magical creatures. The Chinese ethos of cultivation, where anything, no matter how humble, can achieve intelligence and cosmic enlightenment with enough time and effort is something without real peer in other cosmologies I’ve looked at. It seems to be a uniquely Chinese ideal, and one lots of their myths and fables seem to be built around. It’s fascinating. This dumb westerner had no idea this went so deep. Thank you AvenueX
Thats why there is much depth in and variety in their fantasy novels. Of course there a downsides, but overall it’s great if you like the concepts
This idea of cultivation permeates through Chinese martial art fiction. It's why people can fly in wuxia movies. The ability to become lighter than air (flying) signifies that a character is removed from mundane existence through cultivation.
As a Chinese person, thank you so much for this video. This is the easiest to understand and yet still accurate explanation I've seen. When I was growing up, I had so many of these questions when I watched TV or went to the temples but I could never get a clear explanation because so much of what the common folk know are incomplete.
Same same
What an insane thing to say.
There are endless amount of books on this topic.
Watching a tv show or asking a random monk is not going to give you a comprehensive understanding. That's what books are for.
same exactly
I can’t be the only one who thinks the video should be longer lol. I’m malaysian chinese & non-mandarin speaker, so I only know bits of the stories through word of mouth when I was growing up. It’s so interesting to learn how buddhist stories & characters get adapted into chinese folklore. And your translations are so well done!
还以为马来西亚华人都会中文，看来只比新加坡强一点😂
@@princ2024一样的。
两边都有 banana
我觉得 MY 比较少
From SG 🇸🇬
@@princ2024 多数人都会可是不是全部，要看个人的家庭环境还有他们的成长是怎么样的，有些人的中文很强可是其他的语言就可能比较弱，有些人可能不会中文或者中文比较差可是其他语言就比较强，有些厉害的就中文和英文和马来文都强，个个都有，可是马来西亚的 banana 没有这样多，至少没有比新加波多
我是马来西亚华侨。从小我会说广东话，后来在学校里学英文和马来语 。遗憾没学好中文。现在才学。我是个banana，但无所谓。能在社会理能沟通就好。
@@janeawyang2056 学中文要是能力强能看古代典籍那是非常好的体验，古文意境太优美了，不过学三种语言估计挺难，我只学一门英语都学不好
Your ability to explain complex topics in a RUclips video astonishes me!! And I'm a teacher, so I know when someone has the knack for it 😉 I could watch an hour-long one if it's yours. The topic of this one is so interesting, that I will come back to take notes, thousands of years of tradition and knowledge to learn about! Thank you so much for another great video!!! 🙏❤
This series is so helpful thank you Chinese drama lady 😭🙏
This is such a gorgeous peach look on you! Thank you for this series, the cosmology escapes me at times in the game but this video clarifies so much.
I just wanted to say that your videos are by far the best way to learn and understand not only the Black Myth Wukong game but much of Chinese culture. I love that the knowledge is not pruned to shorten the video, thank you for the beautiful work and for expanding the boundaries of the minds of many with this enriching content. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
For me as an Indian I enjoyed the sanskrit names and introductions a lot as I was able to understand these characters more and while learning about Buddhist and daoist culture got to learn more about my own so thank you for the in depth research.
I absolutely love that you included the Sanskrit names and origins of these figures.
Truly educational. Really learnt alot despite being Chinese myself.
"Somehow people in Chinese mythology really likes to trap people under mountains." My thoughts suddenly went: Liyue. Zhongli. Huge Geo Spears. It was a hilarious OH moment.
Watching this video and hearing AvenueX talk about such interesting topics makes me feel like I'm in a classroom again, and my favorite class is in session.
China is full of huge mountain too, so Genshin associate China with Geo make perfect sense.
that's some type of grounded xD
It’s essentially a life sentence, the highest form of non-lethal/corporeal punishment
Zhongli is based on a multitude of gods, the 3 most apparent are:
Jade Emperor the primordial god, which is referenced by Zhongli's material primordial jade and him being the oldest god
Cai Shen the god of fortune, Zhongli created Mora and governs the world economy from Liyue
And Zhong Kui the slayer of demons, where Zhongli's name comes from and how he is known to be the slayer of countless demon gods
Zhong Kui is also going to be Game Science's next game, tying into the Black Myth lore
@@GuyWithAnAmazingHat I didn't know that, thank you!
thx you very much..... I always confused difference between xian and shen. jing and yao. this is very informative, should be read by anyone who want to know the hierary of chinese imortal realm.
I think in the whole youtube, you are the first to make such a detail distinction.
While Yaoguai are also considered as a general term for all those supernatural beings, the much more obvious distinction between (Yao)Jing and (Yao)Guai would be that Jing are more evolved beings of the Yao, while Guai is still not yet fully developed of the Yao(you can say). For example, all the spider-Yao in the game are zhi-zhu-jing(spider Jing) because they are all can transform into a human form, even the child can too. But then as you can see that the tiger or the rat and some others( whatever title or name they’ve picked for themselves), they still holds the characteristics of their very own original identity. Now, of course that’s also the big differences between average Yaoguai and big Yaoguai ( like Yaoguai king level, such as Wukong and the bull demon king), they are in a total different league of the Yaoguai-spheres even though they are monkey and bull identity and appearance is very obvious. The black bear Guai in the game are also supposed to be black bear jing in the original( he takes a human form and called black wind king). While animals and plants and other beings( or supernatural, powerful objects)can become Yaoguai( through many reasons and methods etc), human in Chinese mythology can also became a Yaoguai as well. Being bad, evil and doing all evil deeds, talking all the missteps throughout their cultivations can make them a Yaoguai instead of achieving Xian( god/celestial ), but don’t get it wrong tho, Yaoguai can achieve the power to match(rival) the Xian(god/celestial) although they cannot go to heaven. But that wouldn’t be their main purpose or subjective to go against heaven and the celestial court, it is immortality that everyone is after.
from the character itself , 仙, means a people living in a mountain. So one spending hundreds or thousands of years practicing and meditating to become immortal is 仙. There are phrases 修仙，成仙.
@@ChaseYu What's the difference between yaoguai and yokai?
@@GL-iv4rw yokai is the Japanese pronunciation of Yaoguai which the Japanese adopted from ancient China. As how the Japanese use it in their language or culture at end, that I do not know. They may have only adopted the Yaoguai(妖怪) term and didn’t fully dive deep into the details and meaning of the term, and then only use yokai(妖怪) for its general term.
@@ChaseYu 相当棒非常清晰准确！
Black Mith Wukong is an amazing game! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and helping me understand more!!!
Another incredible journey to the west video by AvenueX! I can’t thank you enough for this! I appreciate you
Thanks Avenue X for mentioning Creation of The Gods part 1 which was fantastic! I watched it on Prime Video for those of you that would like to watch it. Fantastic! 🌸💃🏽
It's also available on Netflix!
I used to be read a chinese novel (ofc in english) but get confuse about yao, guai, jing and the Myth of Chinese. After watching this, it became clear!!. Thank you, your clear explanation. Stay health❤!!!
Many Taoist deities appeared in both Journey to the West and Investiture of the Gods. Characters like Erlang Shen, Na Zha, Guanxin, etc. Game Science is making two Black Myth sequels. One is titled as Black Myth Jiang Ziya and is almost certainly take inspiration from Investiture of the Gods
It's cool that this game dev is introducing Chinese mythology to the world which not many people know about.
Yan Jian used his axe to cut down the mountain and saved his mother. In the early cutscene we saw just that when he asked Wukong to took his axe which Wukong dodged out of the way it the axe literally cut down the mountain behind. It is very cool.
And from what I read was that Wukong and Yan Jian fought many rounds of transformation and they transformed into different kind of animal to win up each other. And in the game when you get to him and try transformation, he will also change to different forms to catch your transformation and cancel it too. Such a detail is so good and funny at the same time.
And the classic "drink for 3 days 3 nights then fight 300 rounds."
I know about Yan Jian through Feng Shen Bang as well. Back in the early 2000s or something there were a TV drama with Ne Zha as the main character and Yan Jian was one of the supporting characters. He got the trait of eating a lots and was not very smart despite being very strong.
ok class.. dont forget to review for the exam next week! 😄😄😁😁
Sheers from brazil! Just finished the game twice now and I'm fascinated with all the lore and mythology surrounding it. Such a rich culture!! Thank you very much for all the information in this video ❤❤
This woman is MAD smart! Thanks for the info and also the context to understand. The game has been incredible, and the learning that’s been required to appreciate it has been fascinating. You rock!
WOW! That summarization of Yao, Guai, Jing, Mo, Shen & Xian actually DOES clear up a LOT! Like, I read Novel & watched it's Many Adaptations for Years, so I slowly started to learn more & more of the nuances to each Chinese/Hanzi Word! But now I fully get it! Thank You!
What's the difference between yaoguai and yokai?
@@GL-iv4rw Well, there's not really a significant difference since they're the SAME Hanzi/Kanji [妖怪] with a Very Similar Meanings (aka, "Unusual Creature/Entity") in both Languages!
Well, I guess Yōkai generally tend to be Weirder & More Spiritual, whereas Yaoguai are often just Humanoid Animals (or Humans who become Animals, Beastly or Monstrous) that often tend to gain Supernatural Abilities, like Transformations! But still...
@@londonjackson8986 I think most people are more familiar with the term "yokai" (for some reason), if you say "yaoguai" they won't know what you're talking about.
But if you say "Chinese yokai's" to define yaoguai's then they will immediately get the gist of it.
@@GL-iv4rw “Yokai” is well-known because of its Japanese pronunciation, but it originate from "yaoguai." Like much of Japanese culture, their roots come from China.(which I think it's a commen sense).However, in the past few hundred years, Japan has introduced its culture to the Western world earlier than China. Those familiar with history can understand why.So define yaoguai as "Chinese yokai" ,It's like saying that English was invented by Americans.
@@HenryLee-z1o it doesnt seem like common sense because it is often debated and controversial. If you say it comes from China you will be met with lots of pushback in the west. So yes, you will be safer to say "Chinese yokai" than its actual term. Tbf like how we still colloquially call a taekwondo school "dojo" instead of dojang, although things from Korea is still not as controversial as things from China (for some reason)
Ne Zha is my fave Chinese mythological character...right before Sun Wukong, happy to hear his mention in that video!
There is a rumor that Ne Zha is going the be next adaptation for game by the same company making Wu Kong.
@@k.vn.k oh o.o this company wanan me as they fan hahahaha
The three heavenly rebels, Erlang, Wukong, and Nezha. I hope Game Science develop Black Myth games for both Nezha and Erlang
@@kelnhide they are the best!
Ne Zha and Erlang are in both Investiture of gods and Journey to the West, but the former has them in prominent roles. They should make a game out of it.
“This video is getting longer, but it is so interesting”, tells her in laughter. Oh, I love it when people talk about complicated things and get happier because they are doing it for other public, which does not necessarily understand the subject. Miss X, do go on with these videos, I know you want them. I am sure there are people in the audience, beyond the gamers, that also want to know more on the lore and related.
This was a really good video summarizing the differences in Buddhism and Daoism and how the beliefs are incorporated into Chinese Mythology. I learnt a lot!
Thanks for the talk! I studied Buddhism at university, but never looked into Taoism, so this is great 🙂
I come from Singapore and I've watched JTTW when I was rly young in the 90's as well as Stephen Chow's version where it gets played almost once every year during chinese new year 😂
I can't rly rmb the story anymore as most of my knowledge came from film since i've nv actually read any of the books (my chinese is rly bad now since we dont rly touch the language anymore after we leave school 😅)
BUT THANKS SO MUCH for creating this coherent series of video connecting black myth wukong and the JTTW literature. I started playing this game not too long ago and I just felt that it wld be so much more enjoyable if I cld just understand the background story a little more.
I found your channel and now my gameplay experience is so much more wholesome and i found the sense of connection back to my childhood, which is so precious. Thank you so much!! I can see the amount of extensive research and time put into these 😭
非常好的科普视频，简单易懂，另外衣服很漂亮衬托古典气质
This makes so much more sense to me now. Had wondered about the connection between Buddhism and Taoism in the context of Journey to the West and not knowing much about either it was confusing. This video made everything a lot clearer so thank you. As for Ne Zha, actually does show up in the game and luckily you explained about his father because at the start of the game he is holding the umbrella but in the mural after beating chapter five he is depicted holding the pagoda!
then we know that the developers take the 2nd interpretation, so the one holding an umbrella is not Nezha's father
I'm from China and I'm glad you guys are discussing our country's games
Yup, there’s a lot about China to be admired. I’m often happy to hear educational videos on your culture. 🌸💃🏽
I'm from South America but I love chinese mythology. I enjoy reading xianxia novels
Ecuador-China-Greece
@@nocturne.nocturnal recently I'm reading a new novel, name is 《凡骨》, pin yin is fangu, very recommended
Thank you for the interesting explanation. Now I understand better about Buddhism and Taoism.
1. You look amazing!!! 2. I want to thank you so much for this series. You're going so succinctly into depth in so many directions while maintaining focus on the area of issue. I'm fascinated and it's stoking my research itch. Thank you for all the intense work and effort you are putting into this!
Another great video! 🎉 Even as a Chinese who grew up with such stories and tales, I felt I've learned a lot! 😊
Nice ! I'm glad you are continuing your Wukong video series. I finished the game recently and can't wait to watch your video explaining more about wukong and his lore.
Thank you AvenueX for breaking down the entire cosmology. As someone who has been consuming chinese (specifically Cantonese) series since young, some of these differences of the beings in the cosmology are hard to understand. Never occurred to me why or how these beings and creatures came out into our modern society's media content. Keep making such videos! Looking forward to more....
Chinese language is my first language, and I take it for granted for all these terms, don’t think I can explain them all so well and detailed.
mine is vietnamese and i'm a little jealous tbh :)
Ne Zha actually showed up in the game! During the post-clearing animation of chapter 5, he and his father subduing 牛魔王.
Red Boy (紅孩兒) is not Nezha (哪吒). They are two completely different people. Red Boy's weapons and skills are very similar to Nezha's.
Nezha is the Protector God in Buddhism / Taoism .
Red Boy is a Yaoguai and a famous character in folk tales.
@@space6002 He does. In the animation when he cuts down the bull's head off. He and his Pagoda wielding father. I don't think you even paid attention because you said something confidently wrong. Tell me again im wrong or go listen to Peter Chen's Destiny and watch the accompanying animation. Since the scene involves the heavenly kings and the water demon with the Li Jing and Nezha subduing and slicing him off. Forgot to mention it is after the scene where Bajie literally pissed him off.
The trademark of Nezha is literally the fire wheels under him.
Isn’t Nezha that guy you fight at the melon fields?
@@space6002 He's talking about the animation after you finish chapter 5 not the boss fight at the end of the chapter. Nezha is in that animation.
@@space6002Nezha is in the game... in the true ending animation.
Don't worry that your video is getting long. The longer the better. I can listen to you the whole day.
It's just amazing how you understand and explain the complex systems and stories so well!
38 minutes. We are blessed today! I love your get up, very cute!
I’ve read 4 translations of JTTW over the last 6 years, but you are really giving me some amazing context I wasn’t getting elsewhere. I really appreciate these videos. Thank you!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! You explain so much in such a clear way, and including the characters on the screen makes it easier to follow. I love hearing your explanations of everything, whether it's C-dramas, religion, cultural references, or media critiques.
You've just unlocked my next obsession for me: really understanding the mythos/cosmology behind the xianxia I've been idly consuming, and the nuances of buddhism across different cultural practices! Just some light reading 😂
Love the video. Don’t worry about making long videos, I personally prefer it, so informative!
Please farm this game more. I'm thoroughly enjoying this.
thank you for making these! i was getting so frustrated looking for lore videos about this game and finding ones that weren’t throughly researched and very inconsistent (and often flat out wrong; one guy was claiming the giant river yao in the background of the opening scene was buddha). so it’s so nice listening to yours because they’re so detailed, specific, and well explained.
非常感谢 for being the bridge between cultures and ideas 🙏
About GuanYin in almost chinese series which is is present, she's just like a neighbour who living next door and popup anytime.
GuanYin is a he, not a she.
@@sportsonwheelss Strictly speaking Guanyin or any Bodhisattvas/Buddha are genderless due to they reached enlightenment. Even their appearance and form as well, they can be old or young, man or woman, human or animals.
@@sportsonwheelss you didnt watch the video? avenue x explained this in the video.
@@nixxu3546 GuanYin popping up everywhere is consistent with the title and trait. He/She was originally called GuanShiYin (观世音) in China (in Sanskirt, Avolokitesvara), which basically means a lord of compassion watching over the world and their trials and tribulations. So it is natural that you'd get a helping hand from GuanYin, whereever you are, if you call for her and and deserves to be helped. The title was supposedly simplified to GuanYin during the reign of Tang Taizhong (born Li Shi MIng) because the character 世 clashed with the Emperor's birth name.
Love this overview! Accurate but doesn't give too much information as to overwhelm new-comers to Chinese mythos cosmology. I also love how you reference the influence of Indian mythology on Chinese folktales/mythology which is something that lots of native Chinese might not really know about either. It provides a rich context and shows just how interconnected Asian mythos are.
佛教不是印度神话😢😢
Love the throughful and thoroughness of your video. What an education. Thank you, Avenue X
Fantastic video! I have seen a lot of these characters growing up, but never really got to know their backgrounds and histories! This video is fantastic!
This whole history lesson on the basis of the game is soooooo AMAZING!! I love how well you explain the backgrounds of each character so well, and are excited to dive into the story!!
I need more videos!!! Fantastic Job! Im sure this video took a good amount of work to make and as a viewer I really appreciate it. The level of your content speaks for itself!
Thank You for sharing this with us!! ❤❤
Merci pour cette vidéo ! =) La partie sur les différents types d'êtres surnaturels permet enfin d'y voir plus clair dans les séries TV. C'est vraiment super ce travail sur le jeu et merci encore pour les sous-titres ;)
Although I'm quite familiar with these already but this is still so interesting! The Constellation explanation is so helpful, too. You presented it so well
辛苦了，带入一下老外看到这些拼音头都疼😂
灌水的我也受教了 😁
This is why I love games. I am learning so much just because I am partaking in my hobby. Please keep teaching us.
Thank you ,once again, for explaining these very complex concepts. It would be impossible to learn all this without someone who could translate her culture to the wider audiences. Xie xie ni❤
Omgossshh yesss ❤❤❤ new vids for Journey to the west!!
Beautiful and thank you for your knowledge.
AvenueX , you have my utmost respect for your knowledge of Buddhism. Love the way you pronounce Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva's name with accuracy. 🙏
Thanks a lot for this video series on Wukong's lore, and beyond!
Great information. Thank you for all your good work.
Greetings from Kentucky USA ❤❤❤❤
Thank you Tommy for your delicious fried chicken ♥
@@basically-23 I don't think @tommyc understands how popular KFC is in China...
Great video. Chinese have some really colorful and deep faith systems.
Great video! Really looking forward to the videos when you go chapter by chapter.
棒！讲的真好，懂的真多，认认真真听完之后，甚至连您的白眼都翻得那么有知识 (no joking) 👍 甚是喜欢
Thank you for making this explanatory video, I absolutely enjoyed it! (and also loved that you included Nezha as he's my favourite deity)
Thanks for another informative video. I watched the entire thing while having my lunch. I then looked up the game and will check it out. Looking forward to your next master class. 🌸💃🏽
I’m so glad that this game has opened up universal interest in Chinese mythology and folklore. I find that they are rarely mentioned in western media unless in the academic / literature realm. They’re so complex and interesting and there are many many real locations in China which pay homage to these characters and stories.
The portrait for the old monkey says that he could be Guanyin or Subhuti in disguise, which is super interesting.
Thank you for such clear and detailed information!
Never worry about your videos being to long the content is so interesting I could watch it for hours
Love the videos! Heard somewhere that there will be DLC for Black Myth Wukong and the next title under the series is Black Myth Jiang Ziya!
Thank you for the excellent tutorial. I always learn so much. I did not realize I missed so much details even though it is one of my favorite story. You tube channel needs more authentic voices like yours . Cheers
Recently just started watching your videos cause of the game and I’m loving them! I really hope you’ll cover the end chapter cutscenes as well cause they’re so beautiful and seem to have left a lot of players also in a bit of confusion lol so it’d be cool to see your analysis/explanation of them :)
Thank you for making this video! I loved every minute. I grew up with these stories and "characters" so your explanations add so much to my understanding. 🥰❤️🔥🙏
Thank you for this series of videos. I really appreciate the context it provides. ❤
Thank you for this very long and detail video. I learned a lot.
This peach dress compliments your skin tone very well.
Ooh, Ne Zha. He appears in the ending of Chapter 5 when they were sort of showing the history of what happened to the Bull King.
hello From inda here C: Been enjoying a lot of these information you tell in these videos. Especially linking it to sanskrit and it just makes me connect more with these. I knew a bit about sun wukong and the JTTW but i'm learning a lot from your videos. Thank you very much C:
Really enjoyed this. Will probably watch it again.
a really great video! thank you so much!
I did see (on YT) an animated scene in the game with a character flying on spinning fire wheels. I presume that is Ne Zha.
correct.
Amazing video, your ability to explain these topics is incredible!
Saludos desde Venezuela!
This is so eye opening to my sect of Taoism (一貫道) that my family is in. I always hear and say these terms about Buddha and finally know where they come from.
i'm loving this outfit and these colors on you! thank you for another wonderful video
Thank you for making this long video on cosmology. I'm watching all of your Black Myth Wukong videos and am loving it. Its like attending lecture for a class you really love.
I'm listening to your videos as i play black myth. Thanks for making these vidoes for us. Super informative and extremely interesting. Definitely helping me sink into the story and lore behind the game, and also helping me appreciate a history and culture that i never knew i would fall in love with 😊
I really appreciate this video. It is not easy to understand all the intricacies of the Buddhist cosmology, not to mention Daoist and the mix of the two, but you explained it in a very interesting and understandable way. Thank you for the quality video!
Great summary of these Chinese cultural notions and introduction to the game ! Thanks for doing this pedagogical series !
A very interesting and informative video. Thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
7:20 thank you awesome as always 👍🏿
Just finished your Sun Wukong series and thank you truly for these! This was explained very well to my understanding and now after being a Goku fan plus having beating the video game. I’ve reached a new level of respect for Chinese history. Thank you once more and subbed! 😅
Thank you for these videos! I'm very glad I can learn about Buddhist concepts in China from an authentic source.
Thank you AvenueX for your valuable information, really appreciate it
Such a detailed and informative video thank you 🎉🎉🎉