The four major continents in "Journey to the West" are: Dongshengshenzhou, Xiniuhezhou, Nanfangbuzhou and Beijuluzhou.
1. Dongsheng Shenzhou is hard to catch in Sanskrit. Yiyun Fupoti. Gorgeous words speak louder than words. Because of his own body, he can conquer the southern continent. Turned into the beginning again. It is said that the beginning of the day comes from this place. In the east of Xumi Mountain. Its territory is narrow in the east and wide in the west. Shaped like a half moon. It is nine thousand yojanas in length and breadth. The human face is also shaped like a half moon. The man is eight cubits long. Life span is two hundred and fifty years.
2. Nanfangbuzhou, Sanskrit Jambudvipa. Chinese language is better than Jinzhou. Jamfu is a tree. Ti is the name of the continent. Because of the establishment of the name. Hence the name Jambudvipa. In the south of Mount Sumeru. Its land is narrow in the south and wide in the north. Shaped like a carriage. Seven thousand yojanas from Guangzhou. The human face is also like the terrain. The human body is at most three and a half cubits long. Among them was one four cubits long. Life span is 100 years. There are many who die in infancy.
3. Xiniu Hezhou. Sanskrit Quyani. Chinese language is awesome. Many cattle for Peter. Cattle are used as goods. Hence the name Niu Huo. The Buddha said it has many cows, many horses, and many pearls and jade. In Xumi Shanxi. Its soil is shaped like a full moon. It spans eight thousand yojanas. The human face is also like the full moon. The man is sixteen cubits long. Life span is five hundred years.
4. Luzhou in the north is Yu Danyue in Sanskrit. The beauty of Chinese language. Because its soil is better than three continents. In the north of Mount Sumeru. Its soil is square. Like a swamp. Ten thousand yojanas in length and breadth. The human face is also like the terrain. The length of the man was thirty-two cubits. Life span is one thousand years. There is no chance of death.
Extended information:
1. In the novel "Journey to the West", the Buddha and the five Bodhisattvas (Manjushri, Samantabhadra, Maitreya, Ksitigarbha, and Guanyin) are responsible for teaching and transforming all living beings. Master of heaven and man. The Jade Emperor is responsible for the daily management of heaven and earth. Xiniu Hezhou (the location of Tianzhu), Monk Tang went there to get the scriptures. The starting point for Monk Tang to seek scriptures was the Tang Dynasty located in Nanfangbuzhou. The author uses "Dongsheng Shenzhou" instead of "Dongsheng Shenzhou". This Shenzhou is actually the legendary Three Islands and Ten Continents, where gods gather. Moreover, there is an "Aolai Country" in this continent. The Huaguo Mountain in the country is the birthplace of Sun Wukong and the land of the dragon veins of "Three Islands and Ten Continents".
2. Lingtai Fangcun Mountain is a place name in "Journey to the West" and is located in Hezhou, Xiniu. The great outsider Bodhi Patriarch lived in seclusion in the Xie Yue Sanxing Cave of Fangcun Mountain in Lingtai. Patriarch Bodhi was the enlightenment teacher of Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong's Dharma name was taken by Patriarch Bodhi, who taught Sun Wukong somersault clouds and the seventy-two transformations.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia--Four Major Continents