<P> Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King, is a figure who features in body of legends, which can be traced back to the period of the Song dynasty . He appears as a main character in the 16th century Chinese classical novel Journey to the West (西游 记). Sun Wukong is also found in many later stories and adaptations . In the novel, he is a monkey born from a stone who acquires supernatural powers through Taoist practices . After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain by the Buddha, he later accompanies the monk Tang Sanzang on a journey to retrieve Buddhist sutras from "the West". </P> <P> Sun Wukong possesses immense strength; he is able to lift his 13,500 jīn (7,960 kilograms (17,550 lb)) staff with ease . He is also extremely fast, able to travel 108,000 li (21,675 kilometres (13,468 mi)) in one somersault . Sun knows 72 transformations, which allow him to transform into various animals and objects; however, he has trouble transforming into other forms, due to the accompanying incomplete transformation of his tail . Sun Wukong is a skilled fighter, capable of defeating the best warriors of heaven . Each of his hairs possesses magical properties, capable of being transformed into clones of the Monkey King himself, and / or into various weapons, animals, and other objects . He knows spells to command wind, part water, conjure protective circles against demons, and freeze humans, demons, and gods alike . </P> <P> One of the most enduring Chinese literary characters, Sun Wukong has a varied background and colorful cultural history . Sun Wukong's origin is from the White Monkey legends from the Chinese Chu kingdom (700--223 BC), which revered gibbons and especially white - colored ones . These legends gave rise to stories and art motifs during the Han dynasty, eventually contributing to the rise of the Sun Wukong figure . Sun Wukong was initially developed as a Taoist immortal / Deity before being incorporated into Buddhist legends . He is also considered by some scholars to be influenced by elements of both Chinese folk tales and the Hindu deity Hanuman from the Ramayana . </P> <P> According to the legend, Sun Wukong is born from a magic stone that sits atop the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit . The stone develops a magic womb, which bursts open one day to produce a stone egg about the size of a ball . </P>

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