Shaolin temple has preserved many traditional spiritual cultural features of China, where the beginning of the famous martial art sect. If any of us had ever watch some Chinese martial art films will surely know Shaolin temple and the famous martial.
Founded in 495 under the Northern Wei Dynasty, located on Mount Song, Zhengzhou, Henan, China, Shaolin Temple not only has an important role in the martial art world but also in literature, film; Shaolin Temple is also a familiar image to the audience. Therefore, each year, Shaolin attracts many travelers to visit and learn.
The landscape onto uplink Shaolin temple is very majestic with high mountains, deep passes and a lot of pine trees, cypress surrounding. Triple-gate made by white stone and huge statue of Oshō signaling to travelers are going to enter the main campus of the temple.
Thousand Buddhas Hall is the main shrine. In the yard coner, visitors can admire the stone steles with many holes, recording the merit of those who have contributed to the temple. Legend has it, that's where Shaolin monks practiced One Finger Shooting Zen (an esoteric martial using force passing through fingers to attack the opponent).
Shaolin Temple also has many notable works such as Snowing temple - room of Bodhidharma, Luo Han shrine with frescoes describing 500 Arhat. Also in the Shaolin complex, visitors can visit the area Forest Tower, the mausoleum for the monks having contributed to the temple, located on a high hill with 232 towers.
The library storing Buddhist scripture is a name often mentioned in the martial art novels, relatively familiar to tourists. This is a place keeping the precious books on Buddhism, martial arts of Shaolin.
During the journey, tourists can watch the monks at the temple showing Kung fu with or without weapons, Qigong making any one watching must also to admire.
Wanting to see performances of Shaolin martial, you can choose one of two places: the outdoor performances of the students of the Shaolin martial arts school, or the performances of the monks in the hall of the Shaolin temple complex, with seating for people watching.
You can visit the Shaolin Temple in any season of the year, because each season has its own beauty. However, if you like sightseeing the temple in purest space, you should come here in the period from March to early April, June, or the beginning of September.
Founded in 495 under the Northern Wei Dynasty, located on Mount Song, Zhengzhou, Henan, China, Shaolin Temple not only has an important role in the martial art world but also in literature, film; Shaolin Temple is also a familiar image to the audience. Therefore, each year, Shaolin attracts many travelers to visit and learn.
The landscape onto uplink Shaolin temple is very majestic with high mountains, deep passes and a lot of pine trees, cypress surrounding. Triple-gate made by white stone and huge statue of Oshō signaling to travelers are going to enter the main campus of the temple.
Thousand Buddhas Hall is the main shrine. In the yard coner, visitors can admire the stone steles with many holes, recording the merit of those who have contributed to the temple. Legend has it, that's where Shaolin monks practiced One Finger Shooting Zen (an esoteric martial using force passing through fingers to attack the opponent).
Shaolin Temple also has many notable works such as Snowing temple - room of Bodhidharma, Luo Han shrine with frescoes describing 500 Arhat. Also in the Shaolin complex, visitors can visit the area Forest Tower, the mausoleum for the monks having contributed to the temple, located on a high hill with 232 towers.
The library storing Buddhist scripture is a name often mentioned in the martial art novels, relatively familiar to tourists. This is a place keeping the precious books on Buddhism, martial arts of Shaolin.
During the journey, tourists can watch the monks at the temple showing Kung fu with or without weapons, Qigong making any one watching must also to admire.
Wanting to see performances of Shaolin martial, you can choose one of two places: the outdoor performances of the students of the Shaolin martial arts school, or the performances of the monks in the hall of the Shaolin temple complex, with seating for people watching.
You can visit the Shaolin Temple in any season of the year, because each season has its own beauty. However, if you like sightseeing the temple in purest space, you should come here in the period from March to early April, June, or the beginning of September.
