Shaolin Monastery
The Shaolin Monastery or Shaolin Temple is a temple at Song mountain of Dengfeng, near Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, China. Now it is led by abbot Venerable abbot Shi Yǒngxìn.
It was founded in the 6th century and became the Holy Ground of Kung Fu. Now it is the Mahayana Buddhist monastery perhaps best known to the Western world.
Shaolin Monastery Media
Mural painting from the 1830s in Baiyi Hall of Shaolin Monastery
Maitreya Pagoda, dating from the year 1087, Song dynasty.
Chuzu Temple of Shaolin Monastery, built in 1125, Song dynasty.
Devaraja Hall of Shaolin Monastery, first built during the Yuan dynasty and renovated many times during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
19th–20th-century photo of Shaolin Monastery
Statue depicting Shaolin kung fu, outside the gates of the Kung-Fu Show theater
Bell tower at Shaolin Temple grounds
Layout of the Shaolin temple grounds
The major public parking lot, just south of the bus stop
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