Born in the east of China, since the beginning of the world, born of immortal stone. He led the monkeys into water curtain cave and became the Monkey King, who was honored as the "Monkey King". After worshipping Bodhi as a teacher, Qian Shan was named the Monkey King, and learned the superb spells of the earth demon, such as seventy-two changes, somersault cloud and immortality.

The Monkey King was trapped under Wuzhishan Mountain for 500 years because of disturbing Heaven. 500 years later, the Monkey King was saved by the Tang Priest. So, Bajie and Friar Sand escorted Tang Priest to fetch Buddhist scriptures from the West. In the process of studying Buddhist scriptures, after 81 difficult trials, everyone finally found the true scriptures.

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There is a detailed legend that does not support Qi in volume 467 of Taiping Guangji and the chat. Wu Changling, a playwright of Yuan Dynasty, appeared the image of the Monkey King in Journey to the West in Tang Sanzang, and said that Wuqi was his sister. It can be seen that the Monkey King's characterization borrowed the image.

Wu Zhiqi is a water monster in China mythology. He is shaped like an ape, with a flat nose, a protruding forehead, a white head and green body, and a pair of golden eyes. His head and neck are 100 feet long, and his strength exceeds that of nine elephants. Before Wu Cheng'en processed The Journey to the West, Wu's story had been widely circulated for 800 years. Wu Cheng'en, who likes to adopt folklore, can't help reading such a big book as Tai Ping Guang Ji. As Mr. Lu Xun said, "Wu Cheng'en played the Journey to the West in the Ming Dynasty and moved his spirit to the Monkey King."

Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the story of "Fu Fu Qi" has been widely circulated among the people, which can be described as a household name. After the emergence of Wu Cheng'en in The Journey to the West, the image of supporting Qi was gradually replaced by the Monkey King. If the image of the Monkey King in Yuan Zaju is influenced by Wu, then the Monkey King in Wu Cheng'en's works is the incarnation of Wu. Wu Zhiqi was locked by Dayu at the foot of Guishan Mountain, and the Monkey King was pressed by Tathagata at the foot of Wuxing Mountain. If the gas without support is shaped like an ape, the Monkey King is a monkey, and its shape of "fighting and rushing, neglecting benefits and neglecting" is no different.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-the Monkey King