EP35 Pingtung Hengchun Township / Manjhou Township | Laozi Claims His Disciples

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've driven to the very tip of Taiwan — Eluanbi, the southernmost point, where the Bashi Channel begins and the Philippines lie just across the water. The lighthouse here has been guiding ships since the Qing dynasty. Heading east into Manjhou Township, the Jialeshuei coastline offers wind-sculpted rock formations shaped by centuries of Pacific waves. Over Hengchun onion pancake and a bowl of Checheng mung bean soup, we hear the most surprising twist in the whole arc: Laozi — the great celestial sage himself — descends from Heaven to reveal that both demon kings were his own servant boys who stole his legendary treasures and caused all this chaos. And Sun Wukong has to sit with a very uncomfortable question.Location: Eluanbi / Southernmost PointFood: Hengchun Onion Pancake | Checheng Mung Bean Soup