Daoji in Popular Culture
- The life of Daoji has also been popularized in a TV series which aired in 1993 called (in English) "Legends of Ji Gong."
- Comedic actor and director Stephen Chow portrayed Ji Gong in his 1993 movie Ji Gong (film).
- In 2010, the Legend of Crazy Monk was based on Daoji screened on mainland China.
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