Located right next to the "Wu Chengen Memorial Residence" was "The Monkey King Noble Family Art Building"【美猴王世家藝術館】. It was built in 2004 in Huai'an to:
(1) Spread the culture of "Journey to the West" and preserve the spirit of Monkey King;
(2) Commemorate 500-year birthday of Wu Chengen, the famous author of the popular novel "Journey to the West"; and
(3) Honor the artistic contributions made by the Zhang Family's four generations(章氏四代猴王家族) of Monkey King performance.
美猴王世家：四代猴王"六小齡童"(章金萊)出生在浙江紹興的一個梨園世家，從他的曾祖父起，四代人都演猴戲，成就了中國猴戲的歷史，也是一部紹劇史，他的家族被國內外公認為猴王世家。
曾祖父章延春：被稱為 "活猴章"
祖父章益生：紹興每年的社戲表演，祖父都參加，被稱為 "賽活猴"
父親六齡童：紹興劇表演藝術家、鼎鼎大名的 "南猴王"
二哥小六齡童(章金星)：曾是父親心目中最適合演猴戲的孩子，父親專門給他取名"小六齡童"，盡心栽培。惜1966年小六齡童因白血病，不治去世。
1988年春節，電視劇《西遊記》在全國播出。劇中扮演孫悟空的 "六小齡童" 一舉成名，連獲金鷹、飛天兩項大獎，以100多萬張選票，當選第二屆中國十大電視明星第一名，觀眾們說 "六小齡童" 扮演的孫悟空是無可替代的。 《西遊記》是一部婦孺皆知、老少咸宜的連續劇，熒屏裡的孫悟空，給千家萬戶帶去歡樂，但 "六小齡童" 為此付出的辛苦，並不多為人知。最突出的是每天都要經歷的化妝“貼臉”，北京影廠著名化妝師王希鐘專門用硫化乳膠做了一個生活化的孫悟空臉型，然後用膠水粘在 "六小齡童" 臉上，膠水鑽進毛孔的感覺是一種刻苦銘心的疼，這種火辣辣的痛感一直伴隨著 "六小齡童" 拍攝《西遊記》六年的全部過程。
By the time we completed our tour, it was nearly 4 PM. Ms. Zhao took us directly to a hair salon. I decided to cut my hair short and try a complete new style for a change.
However, in the middle of this process, the salon lost its electricity and I was stuck with a half-done hair perm. Since time was running short, I was rushed to a nearby branch of the salon and had to walk out with the towel still wrapped on my head.....what an awkward situation!
The cost of my perm and cut? RMB 860(over US$100)! I managed to bargain for a discount and paid RMB 600 at the end. This certainly was an unforgetable hair experience for me!
By 6:20 PM, we rushed back to our hotel - Huai'an State Guesthouse.
Our group was invited by Huai'an Foreign Affairs Office to be the VIP guests for the Opening Ceremony of the 2007 Huai'an Chinese HuaiYang Gourmet Culture Festival(2007 淮安‧中國淮揚菜美食文化節開幕式). It is an annual big event in Huai'an and the expected audience was around 8,000 to 10,000. The ticket price for the Honored Guest Seat was 2,800 RMB(approx. US$375)!
After changing into appropriate attire for the Opening Ceremony, we boarded the VIP Shuttle Bus from the hotel and went to the Huai'an Sports Stadium as Honored Guests for this big event.
I've watched the big shows in China on TV many times at home, however, to be seated in the crowded stadium and surrounded by thousands of people with the sights and sounds of such a big event was quite a new and exciting experience. The event lasted for two and half hours with non-stop light show, laser show, fire works show, dancers, singers, acrobatics, etc. I enjoyed all of the programs and had a good time there.
Below are some photos to demonstrate some of the highlights of the evening:
It was another big feast with foods representing Huai'an local specialties. Although some of the dishes were similar to our lunch feast, they still tasted delicious to us. We enjoyed 8 appetizer dishes, 14 main dishes plus 2 bun dishes, so much food that I wish I had more than one stomach to stuff them all! 
At 12:00 midnight, we ended our banquet with our thanks to Director Zhu and took a group picture for remembrance. She insisted to invite us for breakfast the next day before we depart Huai'an. Her warm hospitality was indeed touching to us, we only hope that she would visit us in the U.S. one day and let us return the favor as well. 
