FollowTheBrilliantAndHilariousAdventuresOfAMadZenBuddhistMonkWhoRoseFromHumbleBeginningsToBecomeOneOfChina'SGreatestFolkHeroes!JiGongStudiedAtTheGreatLingYinMonastery,AnImmenseTempleThatStillRangesUpTheSteepHillsAboveHangzhou,NearShanghai.TheChan(Zen)BuddhistMastersOfTheTempleTriedToInstructJiGongInTheSpartanPracticesOfTheirSect,ButTheYoungMonk,FollowingInTheFootstepsOfOtherGreatNe'Er-Do-Wells,DistinguishedHimselfMainlyByGettingExpelled.HeLeftTheMonastery,BecameAWandererWithHardlyAProperPieceOfClothingToWear,AndAchievedGreatRenown—InSeedyWineShopsAndDrinkingEstablishments!ThisCouldHaveBeenWhereJiGong'SStoryEnded.ButHisUnorthodoxStyleOfBuddhismSoonMadeHimAHeroForPopularStorytellersOfTheSongDynastyEra.AudiencesDelightedInTalesWhereTheMadOldMonkIgnored—OrEvenMocked—Authority,DefiedCommonSense,NeverNeglectedTheWine,YetStillManagedToSaveTheDay.JiGongRemainsPopularInChinaEvenToday,WhereHeRegularlyAppearsAsTheWiseOldDrunkenFoolInMoviesAndTvShows.InAdventuresOfTheMadMonkJiGong,You'LlReadHowHeHasARogue'SKnackForExposingTheCorruptAndCriminalWhileStillPursuingTheTwinDelightsOfEnlightenmentAndIntoxication.ThisLiteraryClassicOfATravelingMartialArtsMaster,FightingEvilAndRightingWrongs,WillEntertainWesternReadersOfAllAges!