DRAWN BY A FAMOUS TALE

Huaguo Mountain - seen as the birthplace of the Monkey King, or Sun Wukong, the hero of Journey to the West - is big draw for visitors, Cang Wei reports from Nanjing.

Every Chinese child knows about the Monkey King and its hometown - the Huaguo Mountain. The mountain, whose name means "flowers and fruits", attracts millions of tourists every year thanks to its mythical status and beautiful scenery.

The mountain, seen as the birthplace of the Monkey King, or Sun Wukong, the hero of one of the most famous Chinese novels, Journey to the West, covers an area of 84.3 square kilometers.