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　　You must have seen Shaolin Temple, right? You will be deeply impressed bythe exquisite martial arts of Shaolin disciples and the ancient and simpleflavor of Shaolin Temple. Since the film became popular, Shaolin Temple hasgained a great reputation, and there has been an endless stream of tourists athome and abroad. In recent years, Henan Province has vigorously developedtourism with martial arts as the media, and held "Shaolin International MartialArts Festival" every two years, which not only attracts many overseas martialarts groups to participate, but also drives the development of regionaleconomy.

　　Shaolin Temple is located at the West foot of Songshan Mountain, about 13kilometers northwest of Dengfeng City. In 495 ad, Emperor Xiaowen of theNorthern Wei dynasty built this temple to settle Indian monk Batuo and spreadBuddhism. Because it is located in the dense forest of Shaoshi mountain, it isnamed "Shaolin Temple". Thirty two years later (527), another Indian monk,Dharma, came to Shaolin Temple. He believed in Mahayana Buddhism and advocateduniversal salvation. He gathered many believers in Shaolin Temple and spread Zenfor the first time. Later, Zen spread all over the country. Shaolin Temple isknown as the ancestral hall of Zen. At the end of Sui Dynasty and the beginningof Tang Dynasty, Shaolin Temple was highly praised by the imperial court for its13 stick monks' meritorious service in rescuing Li Shimin, the king of TangDynasty. Shaolin martial arts became famous all over the world, and the templealso developed rapidly, known as "the most famous Temple in the world". Theseare the reasons why Shaolin Temple is famous. If we summarize them in two terms,they are "Zen" and "martial arts".

　　Zen is an important sect in Buddhism. It is formed by integrating Chinesereligion and Confucianism, which has a great influence on Chinese culture. "Zen"is the meaning of ordinary mind, feeling without attachment, excluding allthoughts, not persistent. There is a story that illustrates this truth. Zenmaster Zhao Zhou traveled all his life to spread Zen. He said, "if a child cansurpass me, I will worship him as a teacher. If an old man is inferior to me, Iwill teach him." One day, a group of monks came to worship. Zhao Zhou asked oneof them, "have you ever been here?" "I've been here.". Zhao Zhou said, "go totea." He asked the second and said, "I haven't been here yet." Zhao Zhou alsosaid: "tea." The master didn't understand. He asked the master, why do you askthose who have been here to have tea? Zen master Zhao Zhou still said, "go totea!" That is to say, Zen in daily life, Zen is not learned, but realized,carrying water, cutting firewood, eating and drinking tea, all have Zen.Ordinary heart in daily life, indifferent and peaceful feelings, is the essenceof life, when all people are the same. OK, what we just said is Zen. What is themethod of practice of Zen? Yes, it's meditation, that is, sitting in front ofthe wall to get rid of distractions. It's said that Dharma, the founder of ZenBuddhism, had been facing the wall for nine years, and his shadow was deeplyimprinted on the stone wall opposite him. The one and only deep mountains andforests, wild animals, and the wild animals came to life. Damour created a setof gymnastics and taught the disciples to exercise. When Shaolin Temple waslocated in the mountains and forests, wild animals came and went, some practicalcombat techniques were added to defend themselves. After thousands of years ofevolution, they merged into the essence of China's major martial arts schools,and became a unique earthquake. It's time to go back to martial arts. Let's goto Shaolin Temple today. First, we can understand "Zen" and second, we canappreciate "martial arts". I believe that after the tour, we will not onlyunderstand Zen Buddhism, but also have three moves and two styles.

　　Well, I'll introduce you to the general situation of Shaolin Temple. Thetour guide of Shaolin Temple will give you a detailed explanation about ShaolinTemple's frequent hospitalization. OK, tourists, Shaolin Temple is coming soon.Please take your belongings and get ready to get off.