His inspiration might have also come from the White Monkey legends from the Chinese Chu kingdom (700РІР‚вЂњ223 BC), which revered gibbons.

Some scholars believe the character originated from the first disciple of Xuanzang, Shi Banto. The Monkey King's origin story includes the wind blowing on a stone, whereas Hanuman is the son of the God of Wind. The Monkey King was possibly influenced by the Hindu deity Hanuman, the Monkey-God, from the Ramayana, via stories passed by Buddhists who traveled to China. His inspiration comes from an amalgam of Indian and Chinese culture. The golden statues at the Rua Yai City Pillar Shrine in Suphan Buri, ThailandР”Р„s one of the most enduring Chinese literary characters, the Monkey King has a varied background and colorful cultural history. He also shows partial weather manipulation skills and can stop people in place with fixing magic. His hair has magical properties, capable of making copies of himself or transforming into various weapons, animals and other things. He is a skilled fighter, capable of defeating the best warriors of heaven. Sun Wukong also acquires the 72 Earthly Transformations, which allow him to access 72 unique powers, including the ability to transform into sundry animals and objects. He is extremely fast, able to travel 108,000 li (54,000Р’В km, 34,000Р’В mi) in one somersault. He has amazing strength and is able to support the weight of two heaven mountains on his shoulders while running 'with the speed of a meteor'. After five hundred years, he accompanies the monk Tang Sanzang (РµвЂќС’РґС‘вЂ°РёвЂ”РЏ) and two other disciples on a journey to get back Buddhist sutras from the West (the Indian subcontinent), where Buddha and his followers dwell. After rebelling against heaven, he is imprisoned under a mountain by the Buddha. In Journey to the West, Sun Wukong is a monkey born from a stone who acquires supernatural powers through Taoist practices. The Monkey King, known as Sun Wukong (РµВВ«Р¶вЂљСџР·В©С”/РµВв„ўР¶вЂљСџР·В©С”) in Mandarin Chinese, is a legendary mythical figure best known as one of the main characters in the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West ( РёТђС—Р№РѓР‰РёРЃВ/ РёТђС—Р¶С‘С‘РёВ®В°) and many later stories and adaptations. There was also a novelization of the miniseries by Kathryn Wesley released under the title The Monkey King.Immortality, 72 Bian (Morphing Powers), Jin Dou Yun (Cloud Surfing), Jin Gang Bu Huai Zhi Shen (Superhuman Durability), Jin Jing Huo Yan (True Sight) The film is available on DVD and videocassette. Critics said it was due to oversaturation of special-effects-driven miniseries dropping in popularity. The Ratings were poor it recorded one of the lowest ratings ever for a miniseries on NBC. Robert Bianco of USA Today called it 'silly and confused.' Variety called it 'tedious' and said 'all the strong technical work comes across as the outer shell of an empty nut.' They are later joined by Zhu Bajie (Pigsy) and Sha Wujing (Friar Sand) to help them on their way. Wukong travels with Orton in his quest to save the original manuscript of Journey to the West from retroactive destruction if the story itself is erased from history, all of the people who were ever inspired by the lessons it teaches will be worse off, and history will permanently change for the poorer. Orton's first action is to rescue Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, from the mountain in which he has been imprisoned for centuries. When Orton (soon to be named The Scholar From Above) reaches the other side of the portal, he finds that his studies of Confucius will come in handy for the path that lies ahead. This mystical lady (revealed later as Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion) transports him to a portal which offers entrance, through the teachings of Confucius (played by Ric Young), to the ancient Chinese underworld. He is unswayed by this until many modern buildings begin disappearing before his eyes. He has a chance encounter with a beautiful Chinese lady (played by Bai Ling) who says that he is the only one who can save the world from reverting five-hundred years. Nicholas Orton (played by Thomas Gibson) is an American businessman who has lived in China for several years. The miniseries was directed by Peter MacDonald and written by Asian American dramatist David Henry Hwang.

It stars Bai Ling, Thomas Gibson, Russell Wong, Eddie Marsan, and Randall Duk Kim.

It is a contemporary take on the classic 16th-century novel Journey to the West. The Monkey King, also known as The Lost Empire, is a 2001 television miniseries produced by NBC and the SciFi Channel. 2001 American television mini-series by Peter MacDonald The Monkey King

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