Sun Wukong’s Birth from Stone and More Connections to Yu the Great

Last updated: 06-05-2020 Chapter one of  Journey to the West (Xiyouji, 西遊記, 1592) describes Sun Wukong‘s birth from stone (fig. 1). There was on top of that very mountain [Flower Fruit Mountain] an immortal stone, which measured [36 feet 5 inches (11.09 m) in height and 24 feet (7.31 m) in circumference]. Though it lacked the shade of trees … Continue reading Sun Wukong’s Birth from Stone and More Connections to Yu the Great