Monkey King Gathering has set a new Guinness World Record in Jiyuan, Henan

Beijing, September 30 (IANS). The day of September 20, 2025, was historically for the city of Jiauan in Henan Province China. Here Vulong Kou, Monkey King event held in the Tourism field, came to the Guinness World Records. In this case, 262 participants gathered ‘Bandar Raja’ and met as ‘Bandar Raja’ and officially set up a new record of the ‘largest monkey king Sabha’. The biggest attraction of the event was the famous actor Liu Shiaoingtong (Zhang Jinlai), who played the immortal role of ‘Monkey King’ in the classic TV series ‘Journey to the West’ in 1986. He also became part of this historic moment with 261 fans wearing the dress of Monkey King. Liu said: “It’s not just a world record of Guinness, but its real purpose is to experience people the culture of the ‘West’ and the spirit of the monkey king.” The event was also the inauguration of the 2025 China Mountain Mountain Monkey King competition and the National Cultural Arts Week. The competition lasted from September 20 to 24, in which the participants performed dance, acting and classic opera scenes as Monkey King. The competition also awarded Golden Monkey, Silver Monkey and Bronze Monkey Awards. Liu Shiyaulingtong was the head of the main jury. He said: ‘Sun Vukong is not only a character of’ Journey to the West ‘, but also a symbol of knowledge and courage in Chinese culture. Today’s gathering is an expression of conservation and cultural confidence of traditional culture. ‘ Monkey King Opera performance, cultural exchange activities and exhibitions were also arranged at the event. ‘Journey to the West Cultural Exchange Center’ and a theme -based industrial park were also inaugurated, which is expected to give new direction to cultural tourism. The chairman of the Jiyuan culture tourism group said: “The culture of Bandar Raja is not only a matter of an event, but the new engine of high quality development of our cultural tourism industry. In the future, we will further pursue this heritage through the exhibitions, seminars and other events.” This with the cultural, so important is that the Jary is appreciated.