Sun Wukong
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Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King, is a literary and religious figure best known as one of the main characters in the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West. In the novel, Sun Wukong i
Golden statues of the White Dragon Horse, Sha Wujing, Sun Wukong, Tang Sanzang, and Zhu Bajie at the Rua Yai City Pillar Shrine in Suphan Buri, Thailand
Depiction of Sun Wukong in a Peking opera scene set at the Forbidden Temple
Sun Wukong and Princess Iron Fan, as depicted in the 1592 Journey to the West, Shidetang Hall of Jinling edition
Sun Wukong with Tang Sanzang
Rhesus macaque
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The rhesus macaque, colloquially rhesus monkey, is a species of Old World monkey in the Macaca genus. There are between six and nine recognised subspecies split between two groups, the Chinese-derived
Sun Wukong
…known as one of the main characters in the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West. In the novel, Sun Wukong is an intelligent monkey (likely a rhesus macaque or a golden snub-nosed monkey) born from a stone who acquires supernatural powers through Taoist practices. After rebelling against heaven, he is…
Rhesus macaque, male, Gokarna
Female and juvenile rhesus macaque at Galtaji, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Rhesus macaque by the Agra Fort, Uttar Pradesh, India
Mother and child rhesus macaque in Nepal