Chinese Legends

Sun WukongThe Jade Emperor

The Birth of Sun Wukong

A legendary monkey is born from a celestial stone to challenge the heavens.

The Monkey King in Heaven

Sun Wukong defies the gods and demands a title equal to heaven itself in this legendary tale.

Sun WukongJade Emperor

The Journey Begins

A humble monk and a powerful Monkey King unite to begin an epic quest for enlightenment.

The Flaming Mountains

Sun Wukong must battle a demon couple to quench an eternal fire blocking the path to enlightenment.

Sun WukongTang Sanzang

The Spider Demons

Tang Sanzang is trapped by seven spider spirits and must be rescued by the clever Sun Wukong.

Pigsy Joins the Journey

A fallen deity finds redemption as the gluttonous Pigsy joins the quest for sacred scriptures.

Sun WukongTang Sanzang

Sun WukongPatriarch Subhuti

Sun Wukong Learns Magic

A clever monkey seeks immortality and masters divine magic through wit and secret teachings.

Sun Wukong and the Dragon King

The Monkey King claims his legendary staff from the depths of the Eastern Sea.

Sun WukongAo Guang

The Ruyi Jingu Bang

Sun Wukong claims his legendary size-shifting staff from the depths of the East Sea.

Sun WukongAo Guang

The Havoc in Heaven

The Monkey King defies the gods and battles the celestial army in an epic quest for respect.

Sun WukongJade Emperor

Sun Wukong and the Peaches

The Monkey King’s hunger for immortality leads to chaos in the celestial Peach Garden.

Sun WukongJade Emperor

The Buddha's Wager

The arrogant Monkey King discovers he cannot leap beyond the Buddha's palm.

Sun WukongThe Buddha

Imprisoned Under Five Elements Mountain

The Monkey King's arrogance leads to 500 years of imprisonment beneath the Buddha's palm.

Sun WukongThe Buddha

Xuanzang Begins His Journey

A virtuous monk sets out on a perilous trek to India to bring sacred wisdom back to the Tang Empire.

XuanzangEmperor Taizong

Ao Lie (White Dragon Horse)Tang Sanzang

The White Dragon Horse

A dragon prince seeks redemption by transforming into a horse to carry a monk to the West.

Sandy Joins the Group

The river monster Sha Wujing finds redemption by joining Tang Sanzang’s sacred pilgrimage.

The Kingdom of Women

Tang Sanzang must choose between a queen's love and his sacred quest for Buddhist scriptures.

Sun WukongPrincess Iron Fan

Princess Iron Fan

The Monkey King must outwit the vengeful Princess Iron Fan to cross a landscape of eternal fire.

Sun WukongBull Demon King

The Bull Demon King

Sworn brothers become bitter rivals in a fiery battle to cross the Flaming Mountains.

Sun WukongRed Boy (Hong Hai'er)

The Red Boy

A fiery demon child captures a holy monk, forcing the Monkey King to seek divine intervention.

The White Bone Demon

A shapeshifting demon tests a monk's faith and drives a wedge between him and the Monkey King.

Sun WukongTang Sanzang

Sun WukongThe Six-Eared Macaque

The Six-Eared Macaque

Sun Wukong must face his perfect double to prove his worthiness on the path to enlightenment.

Arrival at Thunder Monastery

After eighty-one trials, the pilgrims reach the Buddha's temple to attain ultimate enlightenment.

The True Scriptures

The legendary journey ends as the pilgrims receive sacred texts from Buddha himself.