Shaolin Temple
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| Photos by Lorraine Thomas |
My visit to the Shaolin Temple (also
known as the Shaolin Monastery) located in Dengfeng City, China was a great
reality for me because I grew up with a household of boys who idolized martial
arts. The Shaolin area is rich culture
and history. It is the origins of the world famous
Shaolin Kungfu and the birthplace of Chinese Zen. The Shaolin Temple was built over 1,500 years
ago.
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| Photos by Lorraine Thomas |
Martial Arts
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| Photos by Lorraine Thoma |
The monastery is of high prestige, and the requirements for any boy to be granted admission is extremely competitive. Boys who are admitted entry receive extensive training from day one. I was fortunate to spend the night on campus where I heard them training as early as 05:00 a.m. That was so exciting!
The Forest of Pagoda Cemetery
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| Photos by Lorraine Thoma |
West of Shaolin Temple is the forest of Pagoda, which is the
cemetery where all the senior monks of different dynasties are buried and
houses over 240 pagodas of the dynasties from Tang to Qing.
However, the highlight of my experience was when I
attended their Chinese martial arts performance, called the Shaolin Kungfu Show,
which I have captured in the video below.
Enjoy the performance!
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