Interview with Zhang Jinlai- the Chinese Monkey King

This year is the Year of Monkey. And when speaking of monkeys in China, the first thought is always of the Monkey King. A fictional character based on ancient tales, the character was then enriched by the classic Chinese novel "Journey to the West" written some four hundred years ago. The Monkey King is a hero to many Chinese people. But one man who knows more about the character than anyone is Zhang Jinlai, who played the Monkey King in a hit TV series filmed in the 1980s.

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