Shaolin Kung Fu, also known as Shaolin Boxing, is the oldest martial art among all the major schools in China. It boasts the most diverse and comprehensive range of styles and the most profound ...

This story appears in the March 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. The master spent his last day of life wrapped in a quilt stitched by his wife, his rasping, irregular breaths filling the ...

Our history begins late in the Ming Dynasty (around 1644) with a young Shaolin monk named Ming Guan. It is believed that he began his training at the northern Shaolin Temple, but had to flee due to ...

A global gathering of kung fu masters, not for combat but in the spirit of friendship and unity, took place at the Shaolin Temple - the cradle of Shaolin martial arts. The 2024 Shaolin Games Finals ...

A Shaolin kung fu festival opened in the Shaolin Temple in Central China’s Henan Province on Saturday, gathering over a hundred of participants to compete for the global kung fu star title, while ...