On Discovery Summary

Once upon a time Tang Ao searched for the Gold Mountain and came upon a land of women. He was surprised but imagined he was pleased to discover the land of women, assuming as a man he would be in good standing. The women took him to meet their queen. They first chained him, then pierced his ears, broke and bound his feet, and painted his face. They caused him then to serve food at a banquet where the guests commented on his feminine charms. In the land of women, there are no taxes and no wars, and the land of women is in North America.

On Discovery Analysis

Tang Ao is a character in a traditional Chinese story. Here he is presented in a different manner. The adventuring man is taken by women and treated as a woman; his ears...