In the entire novel "Journey to the West", there are not only many and nice names of people, but also the names of each river are also very particular. The rivers that we are very familiar with include Zimu River, Luotai Spring, Liusha River, and Tongtian River. Among these rivers, their names have the following characteristics: 1. Related to the background of each story
Every named river in "Journey to the West" is related to the corresponding character story. For example, the name of Liushahe, where Sha Monk was first conquered, is inextricably related to Sha Monk.
When the three masters and disciples of Tang Seng came here, they met Sha Seng who lived at the bottom of the river. Moreover, there were several close fights between Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng.
Go to the Tongtian River and Zimu River at the back. Each river has a story. In the Tongtian River, there lives a carp that has been cultivated into a spirit. Because he is a fish from the Guanyin Lotus Pond in the South China Sea and has the ability to reach the sky, the river where he lives becomes the Tongtian River.
The same is true for the Zimu River. Drinking the water from this river can make people pregnant and give birth to children, so it is named the Zimu River. It was also here that Bajie and Tang Seng experienced the process of pregnancy and childbirth for the first time. 2. Every river has a three-character name
If we are careful enough, we will find that among the many rivers that appear in "Journey to the West", every river has a nice name, and Its name also only has three words.
Except for having the same three characters, these names all sound beautiful and very poetic. This also coincides with the mythological theme of "Journey to the West", making this mythological novel even more powerful in the style of a fairy tale.
Based on the above situation, in "Journey to the West", all the rivers are named, in addition to being related to the story that takes place in each paragraph. They also all use three-character names, which makes the names more comfortable to listen to and more mythical.