Women's Love Song is a famous Chinese song based on a scene from the classic novel Journey to the West. The song was composed by Xu Jingqing in the 1980s and has since become a classic in Chinese music.
The inspiration for this song came to Xu Jingqing while he was watching a scene from Journey to the West. The scene depicted a beautiful garden with pavilions, terraces and winding paths, where a pair of Mandarin ducks swam in a pond. The scene was so enchanting that Xu Jingqing was inspired to compose a melody that captured its beauty.
The lyrics of Women's Love Song were written to reflect a scene from Journey to the West where Tang Sanzang and his disciples passed through the Kingdom of Women, the king of the country fell in love with Tang Sanzang at first sight and developed affections for him. Faced with the gentle and beautiful queen of the Kingdom of Women, Tang Sanzang was also moved and had a moment of wavering and confusion. He even said the words "if there is a next life." However, his determination to save all beings ultimately overcame personal emotions, and Tang Sanzang convinced the queen of the Kingdom of Women to continue on their journey to the west to retrieve the scriptures.