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Myths about Flowing Sands River

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Sha Wujing Cursed to Suffer Flying Swords in the Flowing Sands River

🐉 Chinese MythologyTaklamakan Desert, Xinjiang, ChinaSha Wujing • Jade Emperor • Guanyin

Sha Wujing, formerly the high-ranking Curtain-Raising General of the Celestial Court, was banished to the mortal realm after accidentally shattering a precious crystal cup during the Empress Dowager's Peach Banquet. He was condemned to live in the treacherous Flowing Sands River, where he was tormented every seven days by flying swords that pierced his chest. This period of suffering...