We had the opportunity to go see the Shaolin Temple with our foreign language teachers from the middle school. It was about an hour out of town, so we could definitely go again since the grounds are so big and we only saw a small portion.
One of the main purposes for this place is to teach Kung Fu. Our Chinese friend, Linda, was telling us how the grounds and the temples were over 1500 years old! So crazy to see all these trees with holes in them from finger practicing. We also got there pretty early so we were able to see all the kids practicing their Kung Fu. I was amazed by how flexible they all were! We were also able to see a Kung Fu show where they showcased the five animals that they emulate when practicing Kung Fu. There was the crane, tiger, snake, dragon, and leopard. It was said that this method had originated at this temple as well. So it was legit!! They also had volunteers come up and try the different animals with them, it was pretty hilarious.
Here are the pictures from our visit-
One of the main purposes for this place is to teach Kung Fu. Our Chinese friend, Linda, was telling us how the grounds and the temples were over 1500 years old! So crazy to see all these trees with holes in them from finger practicing. We also got there pretty early so we were able to see all the kids practicing their Kung Fu. I was amazed by how flexible they all were! We were also able to see a Kung Fu show where they showcased the five animals that they emulate when practicing Kung Fu. There was the crane, tiger, snake, dragon, and leopard. It was said that this method had originated at this temple as well. So it was legit!! They also had volunteers come up and try the different animals with them, it was pretty hilarious.
Here are the pictures from our visit-
Training
They'd totally defeat the Huns.
Bangs is working those splits!
This was supposed to be like a cool Kung Fu high kick fury jump...but it just reminded me of a high school graduation
finger practice tree... so you can do this
"BLAAAA! We are gods who step on puny men!!!"...that's what I imagined them saying.
Havin' a sitz.
pretty walkway
Beautiful incense in front of the temple that was burned for prayers.
Its hard to see, but the dips in the ground are from 1,500 years of foot work (I don't think they still use this room though). So cray!
Kung Fu dance moves
pretty lotus ceiling
this kid's bones were made of jelly.
seriously.
4 finger push-up
thank you come again
this little guy was playing with these round stones and his parents put him in a bowl of them and he was just like chillin' being like "Hey, i'm cute. I can sitz in bowls with polished rocks."
Just a monk coming back from probably a super wild weekend.
weeeellll we sure did have a good time. I even saw a female monk,(bhikkhuni),head shaved and all!
Next up will be our visit to the zoo!!
stay tuned friends
(lo)ve+michael.
1 comments:
at: October 21, 2013 at 7:18 PM said...
So fun... i would totally love seeing all that!!! very cool!! Glad you are able to travel so much!
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