<p>This question is not precisely about language, but really more cultural. It is about Journey to the West/西遊記. I am doing my Chinese homework, which is to summarize the chapter of 西遊記 where 唐僧 et al. need to get the real banana leaf fan from the Iron Fan Princess to put out the fire to cross the fire mountain. I'm confused about one aspect of the plot. Is it 孫悟空 or 豬八戒 who takes the appearance of 牛魔王 in order to get drunk with 鐵扇公主 and get the real fan?  According to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Journey_to_the_West_characters#Bull_Demon_King.2C_Princess_Iron_Fan_and_associates" rel="nofollow">the English-language Wikipedia</a>, it is 孫悟空. However, I thought in class the professor said it was 豬八戒.  So I'm a little confused.  Thanks in advance for any clarity, and sorry if this question not being specifically about language is inappropriate for this forum.  -紐約市唐納文上</p>

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Journey to the West / fire mountain
# Journey to the West / fire mountain

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-03-29)

This question is not precisely about language, but really more cultural. It is about Journey to the West/西遊記. I am doing my Chinese homework, which is to summarize the chapter of 西遊記 where 唐僧 et al. need to get the real banana leaf fan from the Iron Fan Princess to put out the fire to cross the fire mountain. I'm confused about one aspect of the plot. Is it 孫悟空 or 豬八戒 who takes the appearance of 牛魔王 in order to get drunk with 鐵扇公主 and get the real fan? According to [the English-language Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Journey_to_the_West_characters#Bull_Demon_King.2C_Princess_Iron_Fan_and_associates), it is 孫悟空. However, I thought in class the professor said it was 豬八戒. So I'm a little confused. Thanks in advance for any clarity, and sorry if this question not being specifically about language is inappropriate for this forum. -紐約市唐納文上

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