Ye Liannü, 83, touches one-armed monkey Xingxing at Yanghu temple in Ningbo, East China’s Zhejiang province. Xingxing became a star on China’s social media platforms recently, as viewers enjoyed videos showing her good temper, peaceful expression, cleverness and happy life with her human companion. Photo: VCG

Ye feeds Xingxing a grape. When the monkey first arrived at the temple more than 10 years ago, she was very naughty and often stole food, according to a manager of the temple. Ye named her Xingxing. Photo: VCG

Xingxing sits beside a bag of bread. Xingxing comes to the temple every day to find food. She often relaxes in a tree or on the roadside. She can peel melon seeds and peel bananas flexibly, drink milk and turn the water tap on and off with her one arm. Photo: VCG

According to Ye, Xingxing was sold to a local villager by a hunter and her left arm was damaged beyond repair. She went to the temple after the villager released her because she ate too much. Photo: VCG

Xingxing eats melon seeds given by a visitor. Local villagers are friendly to Xingxing, bringing her bananas, milk, bread and other food. Photo: VCG

A visitor live broadcasts Xingxing at the temple. Since a video of Xingxing communicating with Ye went viral online, visitors have flocked to the temple to shoot videos of her. Photo: VCG

Visitors gather to watch Ye feeding the famous monkey. Xingxing’s hashtags have been viewed millions of times on social media site Weibo. Photo: VCG

A manager of the temple said Xingxing lives in a cave on the mountain. Although temple residents have fed the monkey for over 10 years, no one knows exactly where the cave is. Photo: VCG