Zhu Bajie Has a Duel in Liusha River (1927)猪八戒大闹流沙河

Director: Hong Ji

Starring: Gu Youmin / Yu Hanmin / Jin Xingan / Ji Fansan / Gao Juanjuan

Genre: Action / Fantasy

Country/Region of Production: Mainland China

Language: Mandarin Chinese

Duration: 90 minutes

Also known as: 豬八戒大鬧流沙河

Adaptation: Addition

Summary:

It is said that Tang Monk led Wukong and Bajie to leave Huangfengling and continue their journey westward. After several days of trekking, they arrived at a village. There is a rich man named Xu in this village. He has a beautiful daughter named Xu Jing'e, who is only 28 years old. On this day, Xu Jing'e and her maid Chunxiang were flying a kite in the backyard. When the kite fell outside the courtyard, workers left the courtyard to look for it and encountered a fish spirit in the Liusha River. The fish spirit’s name was Sha Wujing. When he saw Miss Xu’s beauty, he was immediately fascinated. Afraid that the young lady would think he was ugly, he transformed into a beautiful young man and spoke to Miss Xu. Jing'e couldn’t help but fall in love with him when she saw him handsome, and they arranged to meet in the back garden of Xu’s house that night.

Besides, Tang Monk and his party walked through the village and came to the Liusha River behind the village. They saw that the Liusha River was turbulent and endless as far as the eye could see. There is a stone by the river explaining. Tang Seng and others arrived at a village. Xu Jing'e, the daughter of the rich man in the village, is so beautiful that she is attracted by Sha Wujing, a fish spirit in the Liusha River, and transforms into a beautiful man to date her. Tang and others were blocked by the Liusha River and retreated to the village. They stayed at Xu’s house for the night. Xu was fascinated by Tang and forgot about her date with the fish spirit. She sent Chunxiang to invite Tang but Bajie transformed into Tang’s appearance to attend the date. The fish spirit arrived as expected, seeing a stranger, he turned into a dolphin and hid in the barrel. The fish shows its true form when drunk and fights with Bajie and Wukong. The fish is defeated and hides in the river. Later, Muzha used a treasure gourd to collect the fish essence and used it to escort Tang across the river.

Source: https://chinesemov.com/1927/Pig-Bajie-Has-a-Duel-in-Liusha-River