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Gao Lao Village(高老庄):
In Chinese, it is pronounced as: gāo lǎo zhuāng,Written as:

Gao Lao Village is a locale from the classic Chinese mythical novel “Journey to the West.” In the story, Zhu Bajie descends to the mortal world and transforms into a human, settling temporarily in Gao Lao Village. When Tang Seng and Sun Wukong arrive at the village, they find that the landlord’s daughter has been forcibly taken by a yaoguai with a long snout and large ears (namely Zhu Bajie), prompting them to help rid the village of the demon.
In Gao Lao Village, Zhu Bajie adopts the alias “Zhu Gangliao” and forcefully marries Gao Taigong’s daughter, Gao Cuilan. The events in Gao Lao Village unfold during Tang Seng and his disciples’ pilgrimage to the Western Heavens to fetch sacred scriptures. As Tang Seng and Sun Wukong pass through Gao Lao Village and learn about the demonic disturbances, they assist the locals in subduing the yaoguai. After a battle of wits and strength, Sun Wukong successfully subjugates Zhu Bajie, who then becomes Tang Seng’s second disciple and is given the name “Wuneng.”

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