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2. Three Times Beating Baigujing

Baigujing is from the novel Journey to the West. She is a shape-shifting demon, and in her true form she is depicted as a skeleton. Baigujing desired to eat the flesh of Xuanzang (a Buddhist monk). She disguised herself as a village girl and offered Xuanzang and his disciples poisonous fruits. Due to her strong powers, no one could detect that she was a demon except Sun Wukong (the Monkey King). He hit her with his staff, seemingly killing her. This painting captures the scene where Sun Wukong is hitting Baigujing.

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