As one of the most enduring Chinese literary characters, the Monkey King has a varied and highly debated background and colorful cultural history. His inspiration might have come from an … 展开

Sun Wukong is known/pronounced as Syun Ng -hung in Cantonese, Son Gokū in Japanese, Sonogong in Korean, Sun Ngō͘-Khong in Minnan/Hokkien, Tôn Ngộ Không in 展开

Apart from his powerful staff, martial arts skills, and superhuman physical prowess, the Monkey King is notable for wielding a sundry of magic powers, … 展开

The brief satirical novel Xiyoubu (西遊補, “Supplement to the Journey to the West,” c. 1640) follows Sun Wukong as he is trapped in a magical dream world created by the Qing Fish Demon, … 展开

In The Shaolin Monastery (2008), Tel Aviv University professor Meir Shahar claims that Sun influenced a legend concerning the origins of the 展开

Birth and early life of Sun Wukong
According to Journey to the West, the Monkey King is born from a strong magic stone that sits atop the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit. … 展开

Sun Wukong is said to have gained immortality through nine different means and instances, which together made him one of the most immortal and invincible beings in all of creation.
Disciple to Puti Zushi
After feeling down about … 展开