'Journey to the West': Why the Classic Chinese Novel's Mischievous Monkey – and His Very Human Quest – Has Inspired Centuries of Adaptations

There is a long tradition in China of associating monkeys with the mind – symbolism that has helped the novel’s most memorable character, the Monkey King, find universal resonance.

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