Liu Xiao Ling Tong
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| Chinese name | 六小齡童 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 六小龄童 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Lìu Xiǎo Líng Tóng (Mandarin) |
| Birth name | Zhang Jinlai |
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12 April 1959 Shanghai, China |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1965–present |
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Zhang Jinlai (simplified Chinese: 章金莱; traditional Chinese: 章金萊; pinyin: Zhāng Jīnlái; born 12 April 1959), better known by his stage name Liu Xiao Ling Tong (literally: "Little Six Year Old Child"), is a Chinese actor best known for his role as the Monkey King (Sun Wukong) in the 1986 television series Journey to the West.
Zhang was born on April 12, 1959 in Shanghai in a family of performing artists. His family members, who are Peking opera actors, specialise in playing the role of the Monkey King (Sun Wukong), the protagonist of the classical novel Journey to the West. His great-grandfather Zhang Tingchun was even considered "better than a living Monkey King".
Zhang's great-grandfather, Zhang Tingchun (章廷椿), mostly performed in the countryside of Zhejiang under the stage name "Huo Hou Zhang" (活猴章). Zhang's grandfather, Zhang Yisheng (章益生) with the stage name "Sai Huo Hou" (simplified Chinese: 赛活猴; traditional Chinese: 賽活猴; pinyin: Sài Huó Hóu; literally: "Better than a living monkey"), moved to Shanghai and trained his two sons. Zhang's father, Zhang Zongyi, whose stage name was "Liu Ling Tong" (simplified Chinese: 六龄童; traditional Chinese: 六齡童; pinyin: Lìu Líng Tóng; literally: "Six Year Old Child"), was also famously known as "Nan Hou Wang" (Chinese: 南猴王; pinyin: Nán Hóu Wáng; literally: "Southern Monkey King"). His stage name indicated his age when he started performing. Zhang Songyi's performance was acclaimed by Chinese leaders, including Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai. His specialty was Sun Wukong, gaining him the nickname "Monkey King of the South", as another actor Li Wanchun was better known in northern China. Zhang Jinlai's uncle, who specialised in playing Zhu Bajie, had the stage name "Qi Ling Tong" (simplified Chinese: 七龄童; traditional Chinese: 七齡童; pinyin: Qī Líng Tóng; literally: "Seven Year Old Child").
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