Guandu Shaolin Temple

[ShaolinDan]

Here are some photographs I took in Guandu:

[ShaolinDan]

Here are pics of the four temples comprising Guandu Shaolin:
Miaozhan Temple (妙湛寺)
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Tuzhou Temple (土主庙)
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Fading Temple (法定寺)
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Guanyin Temple (观音寺)
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[ShaolinDan]

A few Chinese news reports and one video montage:
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTE5NTc3NzI4.html
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTk4NDY5MTI=.html
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTg1NzM2MzAw.html
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNjExOTgyOTY=.html
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjQ1MDgyMDc2.html

[ShaolinDan]

Wow. I have a ton of photos to post. Not going to post them all today, need an excuse to ttt this thread after all, but here are some pictures from inside the temples.

[ShaolinDan]

And we'll finish off for today with some kung fu pictures. More to come later.
A young monk strikes a pose:
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Shi Heng Gang (释恒港) demonstrates Shaolin Taiji:
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And my teacher here, Shi Yanxun (释延讯):
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[GeneChing]

I love that Altar Weapon Rack in post 9. I've always thought there would be an interesting research piece in Altar Weapons, as they are symbolic, not practical, and probably the origin of many of the more exotic Chinese weapons.

[mengfei]

Great photos...keep them coming!