Sun Wukong: The Monkey King Who Defied Heaven

Born from stone. Trained in secret. Armed with a weapon no ordinary warrior could control. Sun Wukong became one of the most powerful and rebellious figures in Chinese mythology — challenging kings, dragons, the underworld, and eventually Heaven itself. This is the cinematic story of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King — from Flower-Fruit Mountain and the Water Curtain Cave to the Dragon King’s Palace, the Underworld, the Heavenly Court, and his legendary defiance of the gods. Welcome to Myths, Kings & Warriors — cinematic stories from history, mythology and legend. Subscribe for stories of gods, monsters, kings, warriors and civilizations from around the world. History. Myth. Legend. Brought to Life.