Everyone with an interest in martial arts films has heard of the Shaolin Monastery on Songshan mountain near the former Chinese imperial capital of Luoyang in Henan province. According to film critic ...

Beijing, Feb 26 (EFE).Beijing, Feb 26 (EFE). — China’s Shaolin Monastery, the cradle of Zen Buddhism and kung fu, is to build a tourist complex the first of its kind outside China which will include a ...

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 ...

More than 1,500 years after it was set up in the misty, mountainous jungles of central China, the unique connection between the legendary Shaolin monastery and India continues. More than 1,500 years ...

Santiago, Aug 26 (EFE).Santiago, Aug 26 (EFE). — Monks from China’s Shaolin Temple have traveled to the Chilean capital to spread awareness about Zen Buddhism and Kung Fu. Already seen by 5 million ...

The temple in central Henan province, famous as the birthplace of kung fu, has established an eBay-style store selling Shaolin branded merchandise on China's TaoBao auction site. The site is operated ...

One of the most famous Buddhist monks in the world has been stripped of his clerical license and removed from leadership at his historic temple over alleged abuse of power. The Buddhist Association of ...

Can you imagine how many Shaolin-themed movies are there in China? I can't tell the exact number, but if you search "Shaolin" in the Internet Movie Database, there are nearly 300 movies with the word ...

From producing a reality television martial arts contest, Kung Fu Idol, to licensing the Shaolin brand to a Taiwanese online gaming company, the revered Shaolin Monastery is testimony to a popular ...

Shi Yongxin, the abbot of Shaolin, said he had signed a 20-year contract to manage the Tuwang, Fading, Miaozhan and Guangyin temples in Kunming. Ten monks have already been dispatched from Shaolin, in ...