Myths featuring The Monkey Tribe

In the early days of his life on Mount Huaguo, the Stone Monkey accepts a challenge from his tribe to leap through a massive waterfall to discover its source. Behind the thundering cascade, he finds a mystical, fully-furnished cave that provides a perfect sanctuary for the monkey clan. By successfully returning and leading his people to this new home, he is crowned the Handsome Monkey King,...

The legend recounts the miraculous birth of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, from a mystical stone atop the Flower Fruit Mountain. After emerging as a stone monkey and earning the respect of his peers by discovering the Water Curtain Cave, he is crowned the Handsome Monkey King. Driven by a sudden fear of mortality, he eventually departs his idyllic home to seek the secrets of eternal life from...