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EPISODE · Mar 30, 2026 · 20 MIN

EP12 New Taipei Pingxi | Lanterns and the Journey Begins

from Bao Island Storyteller: Journey to the West

Welcome to Local Guys in Taiwan: Journey to the West — where three friends road-trip Taiwan, eating street food while listening to the story of the Monkey King. Today we follow the old railway tracks to Shifen in Pingxi, where sky lanterns rise into the dark mountain air like wishes taking flight — and we hear the chapter where the great journey finally begins: Tang Monk is chosen, Guanyin gives him his mission, and the most famous road trip in Chinese literature sets off.Location: Pingxi DistrictFood: Charcoal-Grilled Sausage | Handmade Mochi

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Welcome to Local Guys in Taiwan: Journey to the West — where three friends road-trip Taiwan, eating street food while listening to the story of the Monkey King. Today we follow the old railway tracks to Shifen in Pingxi, where sky lanterns rise into...

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