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Color woodcut by Katsushika Taito II shows Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, blowing hair that transforms into monkeys, with calligraphy and a patterned silver background. Stone relief carving of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, holding a staff and wearing robes, on a wall at Kaiyuan Temple in Quanzhou, China. Steel sculpture of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, made from recycled auto parts, holding a staff and displayed outdoors at Binzhou International Conference Center.
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Sun Wukong: References & Edit History

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  • Frannie Comstock
    Frannie Comstock is a writer based in Chicago.

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  • Ethan Teekah

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