· Widely Concerned by Media, Monkey King's Success in Becoming the Auspicious Object of Olympic Games ·

After more than 10 agencies like China Youth Daily, Sina Network and People's Network consecutively reported the news that our municipal government recommended Monkey King as the auspicious object of 2008 Olympic Games, nearly 100 agencies such as Beijing Evening, Nanfang Daily and Chengdu Business have joined in the discussion on whether or not Monkey King will succeed in becoming the auspicious object of 2008 Olympic Games. On the day that Sina Network transmitted this piece of news, over 1,100 cybercitizens participated in the discussion and put forward their opinions.

The majority of articles appearing in the media support Monkey King. According to Beijing Evening, Beijing Times and Jiangnan Times, Monkey King can be a best representative of Chinese people. Besides, it enjoys high popularity in other countries. With Chinese traditional cultures embedded in its body, Monkey King is a spiritual symbol of Chinese nation as well as an idol of many Chinese children. It has not only shrewdness belonging to a monkey, but also such personalities as daring to bear heavy responsibility, preparing to face challenges and fearing no difficulty as well as lenience and kindheartedness.

However, there is disapproval of this recommendation among the media because of two reasons. Firstly, taking Monkey King as the auspicious object of 2008 Olympic Games does not accord with the common practice of selection. All the auspicious objects of Olympic Games are real animals instead of an artificial fairytale character. Secondly, choosing Monkey King will easily mislead people to an attitude toward god worship.

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