Interview with Zhang Jinlai- the Chinese Monkey King

This year is the Year of Monkey. And when speaking of monkeys in China, the first thought is always of the Monkey King. A fictional character based on ancient tales, the character was then enriched by the classic Chinese novel "Journey to the West" written some four hundred years ago. The Monkey King is a hero to many Chinese people. But one man who knows more about the character than anyone is Zhang Jinlai, who played the Monkey King in a hit TV series filmed in the 1980s. Subscribe to us on Youtube:    / cctvnewsbeijing   Download for IOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvn... Download for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Follow us on: Facebook:   / cctvnewschina   Twitter:   / cctvnews   Google+: https://plus.google.com/+CCTVNEWSbeijing Tumblr:   / cctvnews   Weibo: http://weibo.com/cctvnewsbeijing