With long and glorious history, China is very rich in tourism resources. Many foreign friends arrange China tour during their holidays not only to enjoy the beautiful landscapes, but also to learn more about the colorful Chinese culture. Chinese Kung Fu is very popular among foreigners. A lot of foreign friends even come to China to do the professional train. There are various kinds of martial arts in Chinese Kung Fu among which the most popular and impact is Shaolin Kung Fu.
Shaolin Kung Fu originated in the ancient Shaolin Temple and hence the name there. Shaolin Temple is a famous martial arts school with long history and the greatest social impact, which is an important part of traditional Chinese martial arts. “Shaolin Boxing” and “Shaolin Stick” occupies an important chapter in the history of martial arts in our country.
After Ba Tuo presided over Shaolin Temple, a lot of Shaolin Kung Fu lovers come to the temple, so there are hundreds of followers. During late Sui and early Tang dynasty, the temple abbot in order to protect the safety of the temple, selected monks from the able-bodied, smart or brave who are good at boxing fights organized a special team. Initially, their task is to protect Shaolin Temple, after then, the monks involved in political activities, Temple monk soldiers raising the formation of monks. Shaolin Kong Fu began to be famous throughout the world is in the late of Sui Dynasty.
Many relics in Shaolin Temple are the historical evidence of the origin of Shaolin boxing, particularly striking is the white hall of the “Shaolin boxing spectrum” mural, painted the scene when the real Shaolin monk play Shaolin Kung Fu: the magnificent temples well decorated, thirty monks dressed in shorts, energetic robust monks divided into fifteen pairs, in the exercise of Shaolin boxing, kicking which were lifelike. Aside from boxing maps, there are some exercise equipments, wielding sticks murals in the inner hall. On the north and south side of junction with Shaolin Kung Fu “hammer spectrum”. The picture highlight two monks rally styled posture, red fist palm of the dial to practice.
When traveling to China, if you have the chance to see the Shaolin Kung Fu Show, you should not miss it. If you are interested in Shaolin Kung Fu, you could also pay a visit to Shaolin Temple, there you will both enjoy the Shaolin Kung Fu Show and learn more about the history of it.