Which version of the Monkey King is the true god in your heart?

Which version of the Monkey King is the true god in your heart?

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The entire Internet has fallen in love with the Monkey King again.

But it is well known that

There are many versions of the Monkey King

Apart from the black mythological one which is currently a big hit

Who is the true god in your heart?

Six Xiaolingtong's version

The “Kongkong” that was loved by the whole Internet.

▲Guangzhou curtains open la wax museum “Journey to the West” area

▲Xiamen curtain opens up wax museum “Journey to the West” area

▲Jinan / Dalian curtains open la wax museum “Journey to the West” area

“Goblin! Where to run.” The classic lines from the 86 version of Journey to the West and the familiar BGM seem to be ringing in our ears again. As the ceiling of domestic dramas, Journey to the West has occupied the summer vacation memories of countless people.

▲The curtain opens on the waxwork “Monkey King”.

Will seventy-two changes of the Monkey King, dare to haunt the Palace of Heaven and break into the hell, do not obey the rules, do not stick to small things, more than anyone else on the big event of fetching the scriptures, to see the goblins two eyes, can not wait to defeat, start the next level.

When there is a request, sweet mouth a move to set up a close relationship, “Big Brother Niu, still recognize little brother me?” Can not use force to solve without force, good a resourceful monkey.

When the Tang Monk encountered a high mountain, he was worried about how to get over it. Wukong's golden words of explanation: “The mountain has its own way of traveling, and the water is deep enough to have its own ferryman. There must be a way up the mountain, we'll just walk.” The optimistic attitude is simply full of points!

Can fight monsters, will comfort people, but also sweet-talking, so personalized monkey, we simply love it, take him as an avatar, make emoticons, with his voice to the short video dubbing, and even affectionately called up the “kongkong”.

What's even more exaggerated is that a poll was initiated in Douban, “Who is the male masterpiece ceiling of domestic dramas”. The one with the most votes turned out to be kongkong!

Be loved by the tragic “monkey” has long been hot all over the Internet, and the 86 version of the Monkey King's role in the liuXiaolingtong teacher as early as 2016, authorized to the curtain to open la, the production of 86 version of the Monkey King's wax statue. If you want to stick with the Monkey King, you can come to Curtain Open Wax Museum to look for the Monkey King.

▲The curtain opens on the founder, Ms. Zhou Xuerong, and Mr. Liu Xiaolingtong.

In order to be closer to the image of the Monkey King in the TV series, Ms. Zhou Xuerong, the founder of Curtain Up, and her team went to Beijing to take the measurements of Mr. LiuXiaolingtong and collect the body data so that the wax figure of the Monkey King could be closer to the real one.

▲ The Curtain Raiser team is tailor-made for Mr. LiuXiaolingtong.

Of course, to make a wax figure of the Monkey King, the color and texture of the monkey's hair is also quite important. Teacher Zhou Xuerong took out the hair samples, compared them one by one, confirmed with Mr. LiuXiaolingtong, and finally settled on the hair for the Monkey King's look.

▲ The curtain opens on the founder, Ms. Zhou Xuerong, and Mr. Liu Xiaolingtong.

In the process of creating the wax figure of the Monkey King, in addition to creating a shape-like appearance, the divine resemblance is expressed by restoring the classic movements, shaping the soulful eyes, and matching the clothing and accessories, so as to portray the divine charm and soulfulness of the Monkey King.

In 2017, the wax figure of the Monkey King and the rest of the wax figures of the Tang Monk, Pigsy and Sha He Shang from the Journey to the West appeared in the Changsha Curtain Up Wax Museum.

▲  Changsha Curtain Up Wax Museum Wax Figure Unveiling Ceremony

The unveiling of the wax figures was carried out by Mr. Liu Xiaolingtong, who played the role of Sun Wukong, Mr. Chi Chongrui, who played the role of Longevity Monk, Mr. Ma Dehua, who played the role of Piggy's Eight Preceptors, and Mr. Liu Dagang, who played the role of Sha Wo Shang.

Donnie Yen Version

Redefining the Monkey King look

▲ Curtain opens for waxwork photo with Donnie Yen

In the 2014 movie “Journey to the West - The Greatest Hunt for Heaven” starring Donnie Yen, the image of the Monkey King was flipped, with a more heroic look! In the movie, the Monkey King is wearing a red robe and armor, carrying the sacred weapon Ruyi Golden Hoop Rod on his shoulder, and stepping on the Golden Dragon Pillar in the Heavenly Palace, laughing wildly in the sky, which is very different from the image of the previous version.

▲ The curtain opens on the waxwork “Monkey King”.

As a movie, given the length, it is therefore only an adaptation of the first eight books of Journey to the West, which tell the story of the Monkey King's growth from Spirit Monkey to Pilgrim to Great Sage of Qi Tian Da Sheng, and finally causing havoc in Heaven, forcing the three realms to engage in a war between gods and demons.

Aaron Kwok Version

Wild Monkey King

2016's Journey to the West - The Monkey King Beats the White Bone Demon Three times, starring Aaron Kwok, gave the Monkey King another classic version.

Aaron Kwok's version of the Monkey King is more realistic, with thick hair, highlighting the wildness of the monkey. In terms of styling, it does not emphasize so much on “beauty” in the traditional sense, but pays more attention to embodying the Monkey King's sense of primitive power and animal qualities, and its costume and props design is more in line with the overall style and atmosphere of the movie.

▲  Curtain opens for waxwork photo with Gong Li and Aaron Kwok

▲The curtain opens on the founder, Ms. Zhou Xuerong, and Mr. Liu Zhen.

It has to be mentioned that once in 2015, in order to promote the movie, the movie party has also customized 100 wax figures of the Monkey King in Zhongshan City Elephant Oriental Wax Art Co.

▲ The curtain opens on the waxwork “Monkey King”.

When a hundred wax figures are placed together, it is really spectacular.

Behind the creation of wax figures

In addition to reproducing the appearance of the character

We have to understand the story behind and interpret the character

Injecting a unique soul into the wax figure

Welcome to the Wax Figure Reveal

Join Ms. Zhou in interpreting the Monkey King!