Seventy-one Russian Shaolin disciples made a pilgrimage to the Shaolin Monastery, a Buddhist temple on Mount Song, near Henan province's Dengfeng city in Northern China on July 6. The Russian ...

What is kung fu like? Shaolin kung fu can involve agile movements, resilient spirit, elegant motions or powerful strikes. Regardless of age, race, gender, or body type, every Shaolin disciple shares a ...

Shi Yongxin, the abbot of Shaolin Temple, told CGTN that cultural exchange between China and foreign countries is an ancient tradition of Shaolin Temple, promoting communication among people of ...

The Shaolin monastery—the birthplace of kung fu, immortalized by scores of martial-arts movies and the adulation of the Wu-Tang Clan—is run by the Abbot Shi Yongxin, a portly apparatchik with a flair ...

ZHENGZHOU, China, July 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2024 Shaolin Games wrapped up on Sunday, July 14th, in a vibrant celebration of martial arts and international camaraderie at Shaolin Temple on ...

The hushed silence that descends over the old courtyard inside the Shaolin Temple carries the expectation of something magical. Abbot Shi Yongxin, a rotund Buddhist monk with a shaved head and a ...

IT IS the most ancient of martial arts, which has instilled in its practitioners a blend of spirituality and physical prowess. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get ...

The word Fangzhang (abbot) comes from the measurement of an abbot's room, which is typically very small, at only one square zhang (about 10 square meters). This is why an abbot is called Fangzhang. It ...

Constable Chan was able to fulfill his lifelong goal of catching the notorious bandit before his retirement However Tiger escaped from jail soon after and killed Constable Chan To revenge his fathers ...