Who is the prototype of Monkey King in Journey to the West ? Why is there so much controversy?

The Monkey King is the protagonist of the four classic Chinese classics "Journey to the West". It can be said that we grew up watching the Monkey King TV series, and he was our first childhood idol. However, we also all know that a person as powerful as Sun Wukong does not exist in real life, he is just a fictitious image created by the author Wu Chengen.

This question has always been studied by scholars, but there has never been a conclusive conclusion, after all, none of us can ask Wu Chengen face-to-face.

There are two popular theories about the prototype of the Monkey King:

The first type is Hu Sheng. The so-called Hu monks are actually monks from the Western Regions or the Northern Regions. Because in ancient times, we would generally look at people from other lands as strange, as if they were magical beings with boundless magical powers.

And in "Journey to the West", he went to get the scriptures, and he also walked towards the Western Regions. And the four Tang monks and apprentices are also monks, so from this perspective, it makes sense that Sun Wukong may be a monk in the Western Regions. What's more, the monks in the Western Regions in film and television dramas all have long and dense beards, so does it look reminiscent of monkeys?

The second argument was put forward by Mr. Lu Xun. He said that the prototype of Sun Wukong is actually the water monster "Wuzhiqi" in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". The description of Wuzhiqi's appearance in the book is that of a monkey, and he has the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth.

And I like to be "naughty and mischievous" very much. Wuzhiqi often stirred up trouble in the Huai River and harmed the world. This is also in line with Sun Wukong's performance in the early stage, where he was not afraid of heaven and earth, and what he wanted to do.

Wuzhiqi, who likes to make trouble, was finally pressed under the ghost mountain by Dayu and led by the gods. Will you be familiar with this, is it just a plot with Sun Wukong being pressed under Wuzhi Mountain. However, there is one point that Sun Wukong is omnipotent in heaven and earth, but he is not water-permeable.

In short, there are many speculations about the prototype of the Monkey King, but there is never a conclusion.

There is no way to know who the prototype of Sun Wukong is, so there are many speculations, and the one that everyone is more keen on is the water monster Wuzhiqi during the period of Dayu's water control.

There is no archetype, Sun Wukong is a monkey, and his personality is relatively exaggerated, there is no real archetype, so there is so much controversy.

Hanuman, the ancient Indian monkey, is a very complex character, and there is controversy about his actions.

In "Journey to the West", Sun Wukong is a fictional character of the author, and there is no prototype.

Some researchers say that the historical prototype of the protagonist Sun Wukong in Wu Chengen's masterpiece "Journey to the West" in the Ming Dynasty is Shi Pantuo, and their reason is that the lush hair of the Hu people looks more like a monkey. This is not the main reason, the main basis for the researcher to put forward this assertion is that the later performance of Shi Pantuo in real history is very similar to that of Sun Wukong. Of course, that's an afterthought.

Origin of the name: surname Sun: The ancestor took the surname 'Qian' from the monkey king. The word went to a beast, but it was an ancient moon.

The ancients are old, and the moon is yin. Lao Yin can't be cultivated, so teach him the surname 'Tan'. The word Tanuki went to the side of the beast, but it was a subline.

The son is also a man, and the child is a baby, which is in line with the essence of the baby, and the surname is 'Sun'.

Famous Wukong: There are twelve characters in the patriarch's door, and they are assigned to be named, and the Monkey King is the tenth generation of apprentices. Those 12 words are the 12 characters of 'vast wisdom is really like sexuality, sea ying, enlightenment, and enlightenment'.

Ranked to the Monkey King, just the word 'enlightenment'. The patriarch gave the Monkey King a legal name, called 'Monkey King'.

Sun Wukong, also known as "Walker", was born in Dongsheng Shenzhou Aolai National Flower and Fruit Mountain Water Curtain Cave, gold water is the nature of vacuum, realize this emptiness, and must be able to do this emptiness, and gold water is saved.

Some. The historical prototype should be Che Fengchao, who began to learn martial arts when he was young, and especially liked to use a Qi Mei stick, which was particularly famous at that time.

No. Because the Monkey King in "Journey to the West" is fictional, and there is no such character in history, he has no prototype in history.

He has no prototype in history, and the Monkey King in Journey to the West is just an apocryphal character, with a certain mythological color, and there is no Monkey King in history.

There is a prototype, this person is called Che Fengchao. This person is also quite powerful, it can be said that he is brave and good at fighting, and he is also very famous.

There should have been archetypes in history.

In history, the prototype of Sun Wukong should be called Che Fengchao, this person is more likely, if you trace back to your ancestors, he should be a descendant of the Xianbei Tuoba clan.

He began to learn martial arts when he was young, and although Cha Bongchao was a nobody at first, he later made a name for himself in the military.

He is proficient in martial arts, brave and good at fighting, and is good at using a one-shot eyebrow stick.

Sun Wukong used a Ruyi golden hoop stick weighing 13,500 catties.

The stick is also one of the ** that monks particularly like to use, and the Shaolin stick monk at that time was even more famous.

There is also a prototype is Shi Pantuo, when Xuanzang wandered in front of the monastery in Dunhuang for the great desert in front of him worried, at this time a person from the Western Regions came to worship, called himself Shi Pantuo, willing to be ordained to worship Xuanzang as a teacher, and said to be a guide, escort Xuanzang through.

But in just three days, he tried to kill the master many times, and was later driven away by Xuanzang.

This is a so-called apprentice who has been with Xuanzang for only three days, and he is a villain at first glance, and it is unlikely to be the prototype of Sun Wukong.

There is also a legend of Wuzhi Qi in the "Taiping Guangji" volume 467 quoted in "Rong Curtain Chat".

In Wu Changling's "Tang Sanzang Western Heaven Scriptures" in the Yuan Dynasty, the appearance of Sun Wukong appeared and there were words like "Wuzhiqi is his sister".

It can be seen that the image of Sun Wukong is borrowed from Wuzhiqi.

Wuzhiqi is a water monster in Chinese mythology.

He is shaped like an ape, with a collapsed nose, a white head and a green body, a bulging forehead, and fiery eyes.

His head and neck were 100 feet, and his strength surpassed that of the nine Pang's elephants.

The story of Wuzhiqi, after 800 years of circulation, Wu Chengen processed and sorted out "Journey to the West", such a big book as "Taiping Guangji", Wu Chengen, who likes folklore, will definitely read, since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the story of Yufu Wuzhiqi has been widely circulated among the people, and it is a household name, after Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West" came out, the image of Wuzhiqi was gradually replaced by Sun Wukong.

And the controversy over the prototype of the Monkey King is all just the understanding and speculation of the writer in the book.

There is no conclusive evidence so far.

Because Mr. Wu Chengen has long since passed away, he can be said to be the father of Sun Wukong.

The hardships of writing his book are beyond your imagination.

Huaguo Mountain is the abode that the author yearns for in his heart to see through the world.

The Monkey King is our original native mythological character in Chinese.

Sun Wukong is undoubtedly a native monkey who combines various local ideas.

1. In history, the prototype of the Monkey King is called Che Fengchao, and this person lived in the Tang Dynasty. Although there are different opinions about the prototype of the Monkey King, it is more likely that this person is a person.

2. If the ancestor is to be investigated, he should be a descendant of the Tuoba clan of the Xianbei clan of the Northern Wei Dynasty. When he was young, he began to learn martial arts, and when he grew up, he became a junior official after joining the army.

3. Although Che Fengchao was a nobody at the beginning, he later made a name for himself in the army. He is proficient in martial arts, brave and good at fighting, and is good at using a one-shot eyebrow stick. Sun Wukong used a Ruyi golden hoop stick weighing 13,500 catties.

The stick is also one of the ** that the monks particularly like to use, because he does not have a sharp blade, known as the gun to pick a line, the stick is known as a large area, and the Shaolin stick monk at that time is a world-famous existence.

4. In fact, there was another person who was controversial about the prototype of Sun Wukong, that is, Shi Pantuo.

5. At that time, when Xuanzang was wandering in front of the monastery in Dunhuang and was worried about the desert in front of him, at this time, a strong and respectful person from the Western Regions came to worship, claiming to be named Shi Pantuo, willing to be ordained to worship Xuanzang as a teacher, and promised to be a guide to escort Xuanzang through the customs. But in just three days, he tried to kill the master many times, and was later driven away by Xuanzang.

6, this is a so-called apprentice who has been with Xuanzang for only three days, and he is a villain at first glance, and it is unlikely to be the prototype of Sun Wukong.