Journey to the West

The Ring That Eats Weapons

Greed 2, the white ring of Jindou Mountain

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Figures with spears and swords look down from the clouds above an empty pavilion wrapped in mist.
Illustration from Master Li Zhuowu’s Commentary on Journey to the West, Ming woodblock, 1620sOriginal

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The snow was deep on the mountain and there was no food. Wukong drew a circle on the ground with his cudgel. “Stay inside this and nothing can reach you.”

He took a cloud and went to beg a meal. The other three sat inside the circle, and the wind was cold and the time was long.

Bajie stood up first. “What kind of wall is a line scratched in the dirt?” The three of them stepped over it and walked on.

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