{"id":11124,"date":"2016-03-10T05:56:24","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T05:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themonkeyking.com\/mk\/?page_id=11124"},"modified":"2021-02-13T06:11:26","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T06:11:26","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/themonkeyking.com\/mk\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"Origin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/themonkeyking.com\/mk\/assets\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Filmography-01.jpg&quot;);--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1497.6px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one nav-image-slide\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:9%;--awb-margin-bottom:9%;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;\"><strong>Origin<\/strong><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container story-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left 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style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two heading-page\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:30px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><ul>\n<li><a class=\"active\" href=\"http:\/\/themonkeyking.com\/mk\/history\/\">Origin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/themonkeyking.com\/mk\/story-2\/\">Story<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/themonkeyking.com\/mk\/characters\/\">Movie Characters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/themonkeyking.com\/mk\/filmography\/\">Filmography<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column history-img\" style=\"--awb-bg-position:right top;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:4.8%;--awb-width-medium:40%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:4.8%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" 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style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:60%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.2%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" id=\"floatright\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one characterheading\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e2e2e2;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The Monkey\u00a0King<\/strong><\/span> <em>&#8211; The Great Novel (Origin)<\/em><\/h1><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e2e2e2;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The Monkey King<\/strong><\/span> <em>&#8211; The Great Novel (Origin)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>While the story of <em>The Monkey King: Havoc In Heaven\u2019s Palace<\/em> is taken from just the first seven chapters of the classic Ming Dynasty Chinese novel, the beloved 100-chapter classic has inspired scores of movies, TV series, cartoons, operas and even festivals and extravagant dance performances.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Where most of the films and TV adaptations focus on the westward journey of Tripitaka, the Buddhist monk, and his disciples \u201cMonkey\u201d, \u201cPigsy\u201d and \u201cSandy\u201d, there is much more to the saga of Sun Wukong \u2013 The Handsome Monkey King, Great Sage Equal to Heaven and Keeper of The Royal Stables.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The first English translation of the original <em>\u201cJourney to The West\u201d<\/em> was a thirty-chapter version known simply as just \u201cMonkey\u201d (first published in1942). It was followed by a number of translations of the entire work, often updating the original with more contemporary language and additional characters.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Now considered one of the four great works of Chinese literature, the original novel is generally attributed to Cheng\u2019en, a 16<sup>th<\/sup> Century Ming Dynasty poet who incorporated mystical elements with Chinese folklore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The folk legends originated much earlier, in the Tang Dynasty, inspired by the journey of Xuansang (Sanzang) who traveled to present day India in the 7<sup>th<\/sup> Century to seek the original Buddhist scriptures.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Passed down from generation to generation these stories became much more colorful and mystical as new characters and incidents were incorporated. Monkey first appears in the stories around the 11<sup>th<\/sup> Century in <em>The Tale of How Sanzang of the Great Tang Dynasty Fetched the Scriptures.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Over hundreds of years this beloved historic tale evolved from a bed-time story into a grand spectacle of heroic proportions, all the while maintaining its roots in mysticism, philosophy and religion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1497.6px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/100-width-custom.php","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11124","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"psp_head":"<title>Origin \u2013 The Official World of The Monkey King. 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