beijing the animated version of journey to the west a chinese epic about the journey of monk huang tsang or xuanzang protected by a playful monkey character to india has become the highest grossing animated film in china it has already surpassed the record held by the popular animation film kung fu panda 2 sun wukong the monkey king has some attributes fighting and magical skills as indias lord hanuman he protects the 6th century monk using a range of skills and guile to defeat evil characters in the epic the chinese version of monkey king is playful and occasionally mischievous making him a darling of children in china he is also the reason why chinese children learn about india from early childhood the chinamade animated feature monkey king the hero is back had raked in 998 million until saturday afternoon the filmwhich crossed the 66 million earning record of hollywood made kung fu panda2 is seen in china as a big success after years of attempting to produce a successful animated film that can rival imported ones dreamworks which is making kung fu panda3 is expected to challenge it industry sources said film director tian xiao peng said in a recent interview that the film presents a reimagined version of the monkey king reimagined as a downandout figure who is no longer invincible and must show relatable traits like perseverance and courage to find his way again chinese people have their own values which means we dont need to follow the mindset of the west especially that of the hollywood he told want china times we used our own traditional stories to resonate with our audiences emotions and technically we tell the story by means of the west