2025.06.27 19:54 GMT+8

Guardians of the Rare: Meet China's real 'Monkey King'

Updated 2025.06.27 19:54 GMT+8
CGTN

Deep in the mist-shrouded forests of Shennongjia National Park lives the real-life inspiration for China's mythical "Monkey King": gold-furred, blue-faced, with upturned nostrils and startlingly human-like expressions – the golden snub-nosed monkey is an endangered national treasure. With only about 1,600 left in the wild, CGTN reporter Liu Jiaxin journeyed into their mountain realm.

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