Monkey king(Journey to the west)

Monkey King
Monkey King or known to the Chinese old and young as Xi You Ji (Journey to the West), it is one of the famous classical Chinese novels. Monkey King is based on a true story of a famous monk, Xuan Zang of the Chinese Tang Dynasty (602-664). After face a lot of trials and tribulations, he arrived on foot to what is today India, the birth place of Buddhism. He was there for the true Buddhist holy books. When he returned, Xuan Zang translated the Sutras into Chinese, thus making a great contribution to the development of Buddhism in China. According the legend, the monkey was born out of a rock. The monkey is extremely intelligent, he has learned all the magic tricks and kung fu from an immortal Taoist master. He can transform himself into seventy-two different images. He also using clouds as a vehicle, he can travel 108,000 miles at a single somersault. He claims to be The King of the world. The monkey has fought into the ocean and seized the Dragon King's crown treasure, a huge gold-banded iron rod used as a ballast of the waters. The iron rod becomes the monkey's favorite weapon in his later feats. The masters of the four seas complaint the monkey king. The Great Emperor of Jade send heavenly army to catch the monkey king but they have suffered numerous humiliating defeats. At his wit's end, the emperor asks Buddha for help. Buddha imprisons the monkey under a great mountain known as Wu Zhi Shan (The Mount of Five Fingers). Five hundred years later, there comes to his rescue the Tang Monk, Xuan Zang, whom we mentioned at the beginning of the story. To make sure that the monk can make for the West to get the Sutras, Buddha has arranged for Monkey King to become the monk's escort. Soon on their way to the west, two more disciples also join their company. The party of four was further reinforced by a horse, an incarnation of a dragon's son, start their stormy journey to the West.
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