Che Chi Kingdom and Tang Monks Fighting Law (1927) 車遲國唐僧鬥法
Director: Zhang Shichuan
Screenwriter: Zheng Zhengqiu
Starring: Zheng Xiaoqiu / Wang Jiting / Huang Junfu
Genre: Fantasy / Costume
Country/Region of Production: Mainland China
Language: No dialogue
Duration: 110 minutes
Also known as: The Monkey Monk / 车迟国唐僧斗法
Adaptation: Retelling
Summary:
It is adapted from the classic novel “Journey to the West”. Three Taoists came to the Chechi Kingdom. They were known as the Tiger Power, the Deer Power, and the Goat Power. They were good at calling the wind and rain and helped the Chechi Kingdom get rid of the drought. The king was overjoyed and honored them as national masters. He respected Taoism exclusively in the country and drove all Buddhists into hard labor. Most Buddhists were tortured to death. In the Tang Dynasty, Master and his disciples traveled west to Chechi State and saw five hundred Buddhists who were violently driven by Taoists and howled incessantly. Pilgrim Sun turned into a Taoist disciple, inquired about the situation, and comforted the monks, saying that the holy monk Tang Seng would pass by to obtain Buddhist scriptures. Pilgrim Sun, Tang Seng’s great disciple, had boundless magical power and could save the monks from their sufferings. When Tang Monk and his disciples arrived, all the monks knelt down and embraced the four of them in Zhiyuan Temple. That night, Taoist disciples gathered in Sanqing Hall to perform rituals…
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