BEIJING, 18 July (BelTA - China Daily) - The 2024 Shaolin Kung Fu Games Finals saw 124 disciples from home and abroad gather at Shaolin Temple of Songshan Mountain in Central China's Henan province, ...

China has appointed a new abbot to the Shaolin Temple in central Henan province after authorities at the Buddhist monastery announced that Shi Yongxin, its head monk for more than 25 years, is being ...

The recent arrest of the abbot of Shaolin Temple in China on charges of embezzling temple funds and various other corrupt practices has sent shockwaves through the Chinese political sphere. Some ...

Shi Yongxin had previously been embroiled in scandals of fraud and sexual misconduct [Getty Images] Shi Yongxin, the abbot of the world-renowned Shaolin Temple, is being investigated by multiple ...

China’s fabled Shaolin Temple, nestled in forest at the foot of a holy mountain in Henan province, is known as the cradle of kung fu and Zen buddhism. The 1,500-year-old monastery is also at the ...

The hushed silence that descends over the old courtyard inside the Shaolin Temple carries the expectation of something magical. Abbot Shi Yongxin, a rotund Buddhist monk with a shaved head and a ...

Martial arts and meditation practitioners in Atlanta don’t have to take the 7,500-mile journey to the Shaolin Temple in China to get a taste of authentic Shaolin culture and its ancient teachings.