Shaolin - the Birth place of Kung-Fu

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AS you probably understand already - Shaolin temple is where the Kung fu (martial art) was born - and yes, it is kung and not kong...
To arrive there we enjoyed a new fast luxtury train from Beijing (5h) and 2 hours bus which brought us to a nearby town (Denfeng).
since we had not much inforamation on this town we had to spend the night in a bit expensive hotel and decide to stay there one more night...

The temple area was full of tourists and we saw a Kung Fu show again, but this time we also saw a Kung Fu monk throwing a steal niddle throug a glass (making a hole in it) and blowing a baloon which stoond behind it!

The more impressive site was the Kung Fu school (the biggest) which hosts more than 7000 students at the ages of of 3 to 18 (living there).
Their day starts at 5:30 with practicing, then regular studies and more Kung Fu lessaon in the afternoon.
There is a special team that take care of the children needs (like beit yeladim...)
The parents are not allowed to visit very often.
We meet a girl, 11 years old from Korea, who is studing there for already 3 years.
Unlike others, she sleeps in the foreigners floor and has her own room.
We considered staying there, but decied not to, and the next day we continued to the Pearl of the east - Shanghai.

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Photos

kung fu school
about 7000 sutudens from the age of 3 to 18 leeave and study in the scool.

kung fu school students
the girls who showed us where the school talking with some students

noa and kung fu students
a coach showing Noa the school location

Comments

[Danny]

Amir, you showed them your marshal art
I hope you showed them how you handle "ARSIM" in Holon.