I came into this world with the Monkey Soul, and may the Monkey King always accompany me throughout my life. "This is an emotional speech given by Liu Xiaolingtong, the actor who played Sun Wukong in the 1986 version of" Journey to the West ", facing the camera. In his eyes, the Monkey King is a concrete expression of the images of hard work, progress, perseverance, never give up, and optimism. On the 18th, the press conference for the "2025 China Monkey Mountain Monkey King Competition and the First National Great Sage Culture and Art Week" was held in Beijing. In July of this year, Liu Xiaolingtong was appointed as the "Jiyuan Public Welfare Cultural Tourism Image Ambassador". This time, he stated at the press conference that Kuang San Ao and his family have been guarding the Taihang macaques for three generations in the Wulongkou Scenic Area of Jiyuan, which is in line with the spirit of the Zhang family's four generations' adherence to monkey opera art. If in the first half of my life I was inheriting the art of Chinese monkey opera, I hope in the second half I can better inherit monkey culture. ”Liu Xiaolingtong said. As the birthplace of Yu Gong's spirit of moving mountains, Jiyuan possesses the cultural and tourism genes of "heaven (mythology), earth (landscape), and people (spirit)". As the natural habitat of the Taihang macaque, the prototype of Sun Wukong in Journey to the West, Wulongkou Scenic Area is a living source of monkey opera art, with every mountain and water here. Liu Xiaolingtong hopes to use this event as a link to work together with Jiyuan to create the China Monkey Culture Expo in the future. With immersive cultural and tourism scenes, classic art will move from stage to landscape, achieving innovative integration of traditional culture and contemporary life, and inheriting cultural essence. I hope the spirit of Monkey King will be passed down from generation to generation. ”This is the wish that the sixth child has always longed to achieve. At the press conference, Sun Jingpeng, the representative figure of Yu Opera Monkey King, won rounds of applause with a superb performance. As a treasure of traditional culture, the art of monkey opera requires the participation of more young talents, "said Sun Jingpeng." Only with the influx of fresh blood can ancient art shine with new vitality and energy in the new era. "As a neighboring city of Luoyang, the hometown of Master Xuanzang, since the first Monkey King Competition was held in 2018, Jiyuan has relied on the Wulongkou Scenic Area to build the" Journey to the West Cultural Corridor, "blending natural landscapes and cultural classics into an immersive cultural experience. It is reported that this event will be held in Jiyuan from September 20th to September 27th, 2025, and is now open for registration worldwide. (New Society)