80036 The City of Lanterns

**The City of Lanterns (80036)** is a *Monkie Kid* set that was released on January 1st, 2022.

## Offical LEGO.com Description

*Children will love building The City of Lanterns and can enjoy a 360-degree play experience with this LEGO® Monkie Kid™ playset (80036). It features a LEGO toy shop, hotel, Speedy Panda store, 2 restaurants, karaoke booth, bubble tea café and a rapid transit train and track that weaves its way around the city. The buildings are easy to detach and can be combined in multiple ways to create a unique city.*
*Bring the city to lifeThe set, for ages 9 and up, has 7 minifigures, including Monkie Kid, Mei and Pigsy, who has a buildable ‘hat air’ balloon and portable kitchen, plus 2 buildable robots and lots of fun accessories. Printed step-by-step instructions are included in the box to help youngsters build with confidence.*
*Building new legendsLEGO Monkie Kid construction toys are inspired by the classic Journey to the West novel and are an awesome way for families to celebrate today’s version of the Monkey King legend through creative play.*
* *Highly detailed buildable city – Children can build The City of Lanterns (80036) in their own way and role-play scenes from the Monkie Kid animated series with this toy playset*
* *7 LEGO® minifigures bring the city to life – Monkie Kid in a tourist outfit, Mr. Tang, Mei, Pigsy, Han, Huang and a train driver, plus buildable Citybot A05 and Citybot A16 robots and many accessories*
* *Lots to explore – A LEGO® toy shop, Lotus Hotel, Speedy Panda store, 2 restaurants, K-TV karaoke booth, bubble tea café, sky train track with a Pigsy-branded train, plus a detachable Fire Ring*
* *Easy to rearrange – It is easy to detach each building and rearrange the city. The set also includes a buildable ‘hat air’ balloon and portable kitchen for Pigsy, to add to the play possibilities*
* *Gift idea for ages 9 and up – Give this 2,187-piece LEGO® set as a birthday, holiday or surprise gift to trendsetting kids who enjoy action-adventure stories full of mythical characters*
* *Play and display – The city measures over 15 in. (38 cm) high, 17 in. (43 cm) wide and 9 in. (23 cm) deep*
* *Step-by-step instructions – Printed instructions are included in the box to guide every step of the building experience*
* *Educational toy – LEGO® Monkie Kid™ sets are designed to be a fun, creative way for parents and grandparents to pass on legendary tales of the Monkey King to the next generation*
* *Top quality, no compromises – Since 1958, LEGO® components have met strict industry quality standards to ensure thatthey connect consistently and securely*
* *Tested for safety – LEGO® building bricks and pieces are thoroughly tested to make sure that they comply with rigorous global safety standards*

## Trivia

* Tang is the only minifigure in this set that is not exclusive.
* Most of the elements feature a number of references to other past LEGO themes. These include;
	+ A sign features a character with red overalls and a hat holding a sign that says "90", referencing that 2022 was the 90th anniversary of LEGO.
	+ A sign reading "ZNAP" referencing the unpopular LEGO theme.
	+ The logo of the Airport Shuttle often appears, it is a monorail much like the Sky train
	+ A sign with the Bohrok logo from BIONICLE and well as the logo of the theme's successor, Hero Factory.
	+ A poster of a character resembling the Infomaniac from the LEGO Island games.
	+ A missing (or wanted) poster of a classic LEGO Spaceman.
	+ Graffiti of the Three Virtues symbol from BIONICLE.
	+ The Citybots' heads come from the Spyrius robots in Time Cruisers and are built like robots from Classic Space.
	+ A LEGO store which has stickers of the sets: 6416 Poolside Paradise, 6285 Black Seas Barracuda, 10497 Galaxy Explorer, 80107 Spring Lantern Festival, 375-2 Castle, 5988 Pharaoh's Forbidden Ruins, and 80012 Monkey King Warrior Mech,
* The set also includes many references to other *Monkie Kid* sets and *Journey to the West*.
	+ A poster of Chang'e,
	+ A small Speedy Panda mart.
	+ A sign advertising the Demon Bull King's barbecue stand.
	+ A billboard is advertising a 6D movie called *Havoc in Heaven*.
	+ The noodle restaurant has posters of the pilgrims, drawn to resemble Peking opera costumes of the characters.
	+ A stand selling: horns from the Bull Clones, a jar of poison from the Spider Demons, a bone, and some moon cakes.
	+ A bubble tea store with a poster of a peach maiden.
* The Lotus Hotel resembles a candle to celebrate model designer, Justin Ramsden's 7th anniversary of working at LEGO.
* This set can be combined with 80044 Monkie Kid's Team Hideout and 80054 Megapolis City.
* The City of Lanterns is inspired by the city of Chongqing.

## Gallery

### Video

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## References

1. ↑ The City of Lanterns | Monkie Kid™
2. ↑ Ramsden, Justin (January 5th, 2022). Also thanks to @GeorgeGilliatt, the #LEGO Spyrius robot head returned! As my City needed helper robots, I thought what better way to pay tribute to one of the best characters from one of the greatest themes, Time Cruisers, but in a fresh ‘Explorien’ colour scheme..
3. ↑ Ramsden, Justin (January 5th, 2022). Finally to some, this may be the luxurious Lotus Hotel however, don’t be fooled! This is actually a candle to celebrate my seventh anniversary of working at The @LEGO\_Group. Cheers and hope you enjoy the set!.
4. ↑ LEGO® Monkie Kid™ series zone unveiled, LEGO Group continues to write Chinese story at Expo