Which mythical character was Sun Wukong based on in Journey to the West?

Answer 1

The Monkey King in Journey to the West was the incarnation of the Great Sage, Heaven's Equal, from Chinese mythology. Sun Wukong was originally born in the Huaguo Mountain. He was the Monkey King who later became an immortal and worshipped Patriarch Bodhi as his teacher. He learned the Seventy-two Transformations and the Somersault Cloud. On the way, Sun Wukong helped Tang Sanzang to go to the west to get the scriptures. Together with Bajie and Monk Sand, they went through all kinds of hardships to defeat all kinds of demons and ghosts to protect Tang Sanzang's safety and finally obtain the scriptures.