As the story goes: Late one night, a band of monkeys, high upon a branch overlooking the river below, gazed upon the ethereal reflection of the moon. Fascinated and lured in by its beauty, they linked their arms and tails in order to reach what they thought was the real moon. When at last they touched the moon, it vanished in the ripples of water. It is said that "what we strive to achieve may in fact be an illusion."

In light of this year's Chinese New Year, an illustration of a different take on this tale. For when great minds and strong conviction work in unison the impossible may in fact be possible.