Behind the scenes of Journey to the West: The belly of the spider spirit is actually the belly of the black bear spirit

After the broadcast of Journey to the West in 1986, it became a sensation across the country. The show has been replayed over 3,000 times and has become an unsurpassed classic. Even more amazing than Journey to the West is the behind-the-scenes story of Journey to the West. Let's take a look!

The 1986 version of Journey to the West only had 25 episodes, but it took 6 years to shoot. Funding was the biggest problem. In addition to the shabby props, there was only one camera to shoot the entire process. In the crew of Journey to the West, Xiang Han not only had to guide the actors on how to design actions, but also played more than 20 roles, the most well-known of which was the "Black Bear Demon".

There is an episode in Journey to the West called "Falling into the Silk Cave by Mistaken Meaning", which tells the story of Tang Monk being trapped by seven spider spirits using silk spit out from their bellies. In order to highlight the identity of the goblins, the spider spirits' costumes were relatively revealing in that conservative era. Director Yang Jie discussed with them whether they could take some close-ups of their bellies "spitting silk". As a result, an actress ran back to the house crying: "I just don't want to act. I'm so miserable. I have to expose so much for a scene. What should I do in the future..." Yang Jie suddenly had an idea: "Xiang Han's belly is nice. Let him wear it and let his belly spit out silk." So Xiang Han "donated" his belly, and the "childhood" of many viewers was shattered.

In fact, there are many interesting stories behind "Journey to the West". Let's take a look at the video screenshots:

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