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Is there a the Monkey King in history?
There is no such person as the Monkey King in history.

The Monkey King, one of the famous mythological figures in China, comes from four classical novels of The Journey to the West. According to legend, since the beginning of the world, it was born of immortal stone, and it was introduced into water curtain cave to become the Monkey King, so it was called "Monkey King". Later, he was named Monkey King from the Bodhi Bull in Hezhou, and learned superb spells such as seventy-two changes of the earth demon and somersault cloud.

The Monkey King, whose magical power first appeared, caused chaos in the underworld and the Heavenly Palace, and was later embraced by the heaven and named Bi Marvin. Because of his low status, he returned to Guo Huashan, claiming to be the Great Sage of Qitian, and forcing heaven to recognize his title. Because of drunkenness, I disturbed the flat peach banquet of the Queen Mother, stole the elixir of the old gentleman, and refined it into the body of King Kong. Mistaken in the furnace of Taishang Laojun. After that, it caused chaos in the Heavenly Palace, and 100,000 heavenly soldiers could not beat it. Later, he lost in the battle with the Tathagata Buddha and was crushed under the Five Elements Mountain for 500 years to repent and turn over a new leaf. After being enlightened by Guanyin Bodhisattva, he was rescued by Tang Priest, who was called a monk to protect Tang Priest from Buddhist scriptures. After eighty-one difficulties, I finally got the true scripture and made it a positive result, which was called fighting Buddha.

The Monkey King is smart, lively, loyal and hates evil. He has become the embodiment of wisdom and courage in China folk culture, and the people of China regard him as a god.