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November 1, 2026

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Zhihu Hot List · saved Nov 1, 2026, 2:23 PM CST

How should we assess a Shandong man born in the 1980s who went viral for building a giant Qitian Dasheng from dead branches? Why did this private creation resonate so widely?

Background: The Monkey King, also known as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, is a central character in the Chinese novel Journey to the West.

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