text

China's Shaolin Temple hosts martial arts competition

ShaolinTemple,thecradleoftheChinesemartialartslocatedincentralChina'sHenanprovince,onSundayhostedamartialartscompetitionattractingmorethan100enthusiasts.Thecomp

text

Shaolin Temple prepares 'Great Meeting'

The first "Great Meeting Open to All" will be held at the Shaolin Temple from July 29 to Aug 4 in Dengfeng, Henan province.

text

Shaolin Temple prepares 'Great Meeting'

Thefirst"GreatMeetingOpentoAll"willbeheldattheShaolinTemplefromJuly29toAug4inDengfeng,Henanprovince.The1,500-year-oldtemplewillwelcomekungfumastersandenthusiast

text

Chinese Shaolin monks electrifies audience at Kungfu show in Kenya

​Dressed in their trademark regalia, Chinese Shaolin Monks electrified the mood on Monday night when they staged a thrilling performance in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.

text

Shaolin abbot responds to commercialization criticism

The head of China's Shaolin Temple has distanced the Buddhist institution from media criticism claiming a planned Australian outpost of the temple will be over-commercialized.

text

10th International Shaolin Wushu Festival kicks off in Shaolin Temple

The 10th International Shaolin Wushu Festival opened on Sunday in Shaolin Temple located in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan province.

text

China's kungfu shrine eyes new-media expansion

​China's high-profile Shaolin Temple is recruiting a media director and an editor as part of its drive to spread kung fu and Buddhist culture using a social media.

text

Kung Fu to help Chinese football

The soccer school is being constructed in Dengfeng City of Henan Province, located only miles away from the Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Kung Fu.

text

Africa's Shaolin dreamers

Clenching fists, flying kicks, snapping punches -- Shaolin kung fu made a big impression on the children in Mabre N' guessan Valerie's village in Cote d'Ivoire when he was young. "The Shaolin temple is very famous in my country. I fell in love with Shaolin kung fu when I was 10 years old when I first watched the 36th Chamber of Shaolin,"  says Valerie, 23, with a slight French accent. However, the dreams of the children in his hometown mostly faltered in poverty. With no education and no training many struggled to survive.