"Western Monkey King" takes Peking Opera to the world

For Ghaffar Pourazar, a 63-year-old Peking Opera performer of British-American dual nationality, the legendary figure of Sun Wukong, or the Monkey King, has been a part of his identity for decades. Pourazar has spent the past three decades mastering Peking Opera, establishing himself as a rare foreign performer excelling in this traditional Chinese art, and earning the nickname "Western Monkey King" for his exceptional portrayal of the Chinese superhero from the classic novel "Journey to the West."■