A Ministry of Tourism press release on Thursday said Cambodia will showcase its UNESCO-listed Bokator martial art at the 13th China Zhengzhou International Shaolin Wushu Festival, which will be held ...

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The 13th Zhengzhou International Shaolin Wushu Festival will take place Oct. 17-22 in Zhengzhou, the capital of central China's Henan province.

The Shaolin Temple, nestled in the Songshan mountain range of Central China's Henan Province, is renowned not only as a sacred site of Zen Buddhism but also as the birthplace of the renowned ...

Four other trainees at a martial arts academy near the Shaolin Temple in China’s Henan province lounge nonchalantly, seemingly unaware of the gravity-defying action taking place above their heads.

Amonth after her return to Venezuela, Ana Karina Rivas Nunez excitedly reflects on her journey to China where memories of ...

Venerable Master Shi Yongxin, abbot of Shaolin Temple in Henan province and vice-president of the Buddhist Association of ...

making it the biggest pagoda forest in China. The forest stands at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain about half a kilometer west of Shaolin Temple and is composed of pagodas dating from 791 to 1803.

Bare-handed martial arts existed in China long before the fifth century and likely arrived at Shaolin with ex-soldiers seeking refuge. For much of its history, the temple was essentially a wealthy ...

The Southern Shaolin Temple in Fuqing, a city steeped in the ... influencing countless generations both in China and worldwide. Wing Chun, a distinctive style of Kung Fu that originated at ...

Mural of two kung fu fighters at Shaolin Temple, China In China, a more common name for martial arts is wushu, from wu, “going into battle with a weapon on your shoulder” and shu ...