Dough figurine of Monkey King takes center stage at food carnival

A dough figurine of Sun Wukong (the Monkey King in Journey to the West) is displayed at China's Intangible Cultural Heritage Wheaten Food Carnival, Taiyuan, Shanxi province, which will run till Sept 8. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]

With the video game "Black Myth: Wukong" gaining tremendous popularity, a dough figurine of Sun Wukong (the Monkey King in Journey to the West) has taken center stage at China's Intangible Cultural Heritage Wheaten Food Carnival, in Taiyuan, North China's Shanxi province.

The carnival kicked off on Aug 23 and will run till Sept 8.

Audiences appreciate the dough figurine of Sun Wukong (the Monkey King in Journey to the West) at China's Intangible Cultural Heritage Wheaten Food Carnival, Taiyuan, Shanxi province, Aug 23, 2024. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Audiences appreciate the dough figurine of Sun Wukong (the Monkey King in Journey to the West) at China's Intangible Cultural Heritage Wheaten Food Carnival, Taiyuan, Shanxi province, Aug 23, 2024. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Creator Zhao Rui demonstrates the dough figurine of Sun Wukong (the Monkey King in Journey to the West) at China's Intangible Cultural Heritage Wheaten Food Carnival, Taiyuan, Shanxi province, Aug 23, 2024. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]