Four newly arrived African students were welcomed Sunday by Shaolin Temple Abbot, Ven. Yongxin and six Shaolin African disciples that had arrived and studied at the temple at the beginning of November, 2011. So far ten students from African countries including Gabon, Cameroon, Uganda, Cote d'Ivoire ...

Arch Abbot Shi Yongxin (C) from China's Shaolin Temple, donates books about the temple's kongfu and medicine to Mi Chu (L), head of scholarly services of Asian Division, the Library of Congress, in Washington D.C., the United States, May 25, 2011. Shaolin Temple, the ancient Chinese monastery ...

Dao or Tao is a Chinese word meaning 'way', 'path', 'route', or sometimes more loosely, 'doctrine' or 'principle'. Within the context of traditional Chinese philosophy and religion, Tao is a metaphysical concept originating with Laozi that gave rise to a religion (Wade–Giles, Tao Chiao; Pinyin, Daojiao) and philosophy (Wade–Giles, Tao ...

Huang Shizhan, a master who presides over two Taoist Temples in Shaanxi and Henan provinces, has been preaching the essence of Taoism to foreign disciples for over a decade in fluent English. Taoism is a philosophy and a religious tradition in China that emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao (道), ...

"The Way that can be told of is not an unvarying way," goes the first line of the Tao Te Ching, the primary scripture of Daoism. When scholars from the west and the east sit together to talk about Tao, the ancient Chinese philosophical thinking of nature ...

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The 10th Hong Kong International Martial Arts Festival opened at the Asia World-Expo, Hong Kong on Feb 25. Chinese kungfu actor Zhao Wenzhuo appeared at the opening ceremony as the spokesperson. It's the sixth time Zhao has been chosen as the annual event's spokesperson. Zhao began to learn martial arts at ...

China's most renowned Buddhist attraction, Shaolin Temple, is planning to open overseas branches "when conditions are mature", according to the temple's abbot. Shi Yongxin, abbot of the Shaolin Temple, said at least 1,000 overseas visitors stay at the temple every year in Central China's Henan province to practice Buddhism and Chinese ...

"Chinese kung fu is coming to a market turning point. I will dedicate myself to the spread of kung fu culture as well as its healthy and deep thoughts all over the world," said Chinese movie star Jet Li, known as "the kung fu king," at a ...

Thanks in no small part to Bruce Lee, as well as the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the recently closed Guangzhou Asian Games, Chinese martial arts (Wushu) remain highly respected by the international community. Backed by traditional cultural elements, Kung Fu remains a top contender in the world as ...