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Abbot Of Shaolin Temple
Abbot Shi Yongxin, local name Liu Yingcheng, was born in 1965, his hometown in Yingshang, Anhui province. He got to Shaolin Temple in 1981 and respected Abbot Xingzheng, the twenty-ninth abbot of Shaolin Temple, as his master. Abbot Xingzheng passed away in 1987 and then Shi Yongxin took over the position of director of Shaolin Temple Management Committee, comprehensively presiding over the Shaolin Temple’ s affairs. Shi Yongxin got the honor to become the abbot of Shaolin Temple in 1999. Abbot Shi Yongxin has been selected as president of the Buddhist Association of Henan Province ever since selected in July of 1998. Abbot Shi Yongxin has been selected as the president of the Buddhist Association of China ever since September of 2002. Abbot Shi Yongxin has been respectively selected as the deputy to the ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth National People’s Congress ever since March of 1998.
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[More]At the end of 2022, Yanming returning home from graduation was sent to the Zambia Shaolin Cultural Center as a teacher teaching Kungfu. He feels so proud of this because he thinks this is the true meaning of learning traditional Chinese culture.
On Feb. 24 in 2024 local time in San Francisco, Shaolin Temple USA, under the guidance of head Shi Yanyan, took part in the Grand Parade in the Year of the Loong in San Francisco, successively showing Shaolin Flying Loong Fist, Shaolin Wind-Fire Loong flag and so on, which won cheers from audience on the scene. FOX 2 and KTSF-26 and other televisions or media conducted the live broadcast.
2023 Oceania Shaolin Games was held in Sydney, Australia on Dec. 2, 2023 where more than 360 Shaolin disciples and martial arts enthusiasts from Australia, New Zealand and other countries in Oceania gathered to make friends with Kungfu. The competition events include many fist routines and long and short weapons items of Shaolin fist, pictographic fist, arm fist and seven-star fist. There were different age groups and a total of 49 competition items that 411 players participated. In addition to the first, second and third prizes, the games also listed the 10 “Oceania Shaolin Kungfu Star”.
On November 12 of 2023, Shaolin Kungfu “Immortal Shaolin” had a wonderful public performance in Los Angeles, and Shaolin Kungfu monks with unique skills and “Kungfu Star” chosen from the North American Shaolin Games” jointly showed Chinese martial arts. The 2023 North American Shaolin Games hosted by China Songshan Shaolin Temple was held in Los Angeles from 11 to 12. This is a large scale cultural exchange event held by Shaolin Temple since the 2013 North American Shaolin Cultural Festival after ten years.
Sha Long, host of the “Sing Tao Lounge” of the Sing Tao Chinese Radio station, had a live exclusive interview with master Shi Yongxin, abbot of Shaolin Temple on Nov. 2, 2023 local time. The Grand Monk Shi Yongxin talked about overseas development of Shaolin culture, hoping that Shaolin culture could become attached to more people abroad.
TV5Monde reports teenagers’ conditions of Kungfu practice from Chad in Africa. They expressed practicing Shaolin Kungfu could not only strengthen the body but also make body and mind peaceful. People can feel comfortable and calm from the unity of Chan(meditation) and Wu(martial arts).
Millennium temple--Kongxiang Temple in Sanmenxia has a good reputation of the holy place of Shan area and the known temple under heaven.
At 12 o’ clock on the first day of the first lunar month in Jiachen Year, abbot Shi Yongxin and Buddhists mounted the Bell Tower hitting the bell of the New Year. The sound of the ancient bell rang long and extensive, heralding peace, prosperity, stability and harmony.
There is a Thousand-Armed and Thousand-Eyed Bodhisattva Statue at the Bodhisattva Hall of Tiangong Temple in Dongyang, Zhejiang province, with a height of 32 meters, the largest camphorwood Bodhisattva statue of China. Tiangong Temple in Dongyang held the Thousand-Armed and Thousand-Eyed Boddhisattva statue opening ceremony of the Bodhisattva Hall on August 5, 2023.
The white snow can be seen anywhere at the Shaolin Temple permanent residence compound on Dec. 19, 2023. Shaolin Temple after snow looks more peaceful and solemn.
On Feb. 1, 2024, heavy snow fell down over Shuiyu Temple in Dengfeng, making the millenarian temple peaceful and solemn, full of Chan.
Shaolin Temple, a millennial ancient temple, is peaceful and solemn where a green, lively scene can be seen. Millennial ancient ginkgoes in front of the Devajara Hall of Shaolin Temple whose green shoots also appear make people feel pleasant.
This video is the first season of the My Predestined Relationship of China series launched by the China Media Group Mobile. It tells the origin of the Russian couple Mrs Lana and her husband with Shaolin Temple. They have practiced Shaolin Kungfu for a long time and then transfer Shaolin Kungfu and Shaolin culture to locals after returning home from Shaolin Temple, China.
It unexpectedly snowed at the area of Zhengzhou on March 16, 2023. The millennial temple in spring snow-- Dengfeng Shuiyu Temple, manifested too many beautiful things in profound Chan, peaceful and solemn.
Happy Chinese New Year 2022• the World Shaolin Kungfu Online Competition was Held in China Songshan Shaolin Temple from Feb. 9 to 15, 2022.
“Savate Champion’ s Journey to China” activities hosted by the French Embassy in China walked into Shaolin Temple on Mar. 28, 2024. During the time, two friench players who had won the savate championship many times exchanged skills and culture with Shaolin Kungfu monks. The Grand Monk Shi Yongxin, abbot of Shaolin Temple, Mr. Pei Guoliang, minister counselor of the cultural, educational, scientific and technological affairs of the French Embassy in China, Lu Zhewei, education commissioner of the cultural and educational cooperation secretariat of the French Embassy in China, and others attended the event.
The UK Shaolin Xiu Culture Centre grandly held the first UK training course for Shaolin Kungfu Duanpin system on Feb. 24, 2024 local time. Under the vow of the Grand Monk Shi Yongxin, abbot of Shaolin Temple, Shaolin Kungfu Duanpin system not only has got good feedback at home, but also evoked a strong reaction abroad. It’s beneficial for overseas Shaolin disciples and Shaolin Kungfu enthusiasts who can practice Shaolin Kungfu and learn Shaolin culture more methodically through training and assessment of Shaolin Kungfu Duanpin system.
On January 18, 2024, or the 8th day of the twelfth lunar month is Laba Festival and the enlightenment day of Sakyamuni. On the same day, Shaolin Temple, Shaolin’ s affiliated temples and overseas Shaolin cultural centers widely donated Laba porridge, enjoying Shaolin five-element Laba porridge together with Shaolin culture enthusiasts from around the world to spread equality, compassion, integration, harmony and ecological and environmental protection of Buddhist ideas and carry forward traditional national culture via donating porridge activities.
August 5 in 2023 or the 19th day of the sixth lunar month is the Enlightenment Day of Guanyin Bodhisattva. The Tiangong Temple, Dongyang, Zhejiang province, hosted the consecration ceremony of Thousand-armed and Thousand-eyed Guanyin Bodhisattva on the same day. Master Yanbao, abbot of Tiangong Temple and masters of great virtue from the ten directions presided over the event together.
Initiated by Rigzin Chenpo of the Bema Adi Buddhist Academy, the first offering ceremony for monk was held in Auckland, New Zealand from 9 am to 12: 30 pm on July 29, 2023. master Yanzi of the New Zealand Shaolin Cultural Center and all monks there chanted sutra for blessings together at the ceremony. During the time, master Yanzi also demonstrated Shaolin Kungfu, which was highly praised by all guests on the scene.
Shaolin Tongbei Fist is further developed based on the Big Hong Fist with characteristics of strict structure, generous style, boldness, robustness, and both offensive and defensive operations, especially as a China’ s traditional sport adapted to teenager’ s practice. This radio shows master Shi Yandi, a Shaolin monk, practices the Shaolin Tongbei Fist.
Shuiyu Temple, located under Daxiong Mountain in Dengfeng, is a millennium temple among high mountains and lofty hills, with majestic halls, peaceful and solemn.
The 15th day of the first lunar month or February 24 in 2024 is the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival. Shaolin Temple permanent residence compound is peaceful and solemn with candlelight winding. Shaolin Buddhists, under the leadership of the Grand Monk Shi Yongxin, abbot of Shaolin Temple, held lamps with colored glass shade in hands to transmit in turn that night.
Shaolin Temple will hold theme activities featured “Welcome Spring Festival•Visit Shaolin Temple•Invite Good Fortune” during the coming Spring Festival of 2024. The Grand Monk Shi Yongxin, abbot of Shaolin Temple, sends wishes to people for mental and physical health, auspiciousness and everything well.
On August 19, 2023, a group led by the Grand Monk Shi Yongxin, abbot of Shaolin Temple, visited Los Angeles and watched Shaolin disciples’ wonderful Shaolin Kungfu performance, and joyfully communicated with teachers and students from the local Shaolin cultural center. During the time, the Grand Monk Shi Yongxin also presided over the North American Shaolin Association meeting.
Pictographic Boxing is a kind of Chinese boxing that simulates various animals’ speciality and forms as well as expresses fighting images and images of life for people. This video shows that Shaolin Kungfu monks demonstrate Shaolin Pictographic Boxing at the Wushu Hall.
Los Angeles Shaolin Kungfu Chan Academy takes Shaolin Chan Wu culture’ s carrying forward as its own responsibility, which receives locals’ love and favor. This video is the scene of students from the the academy practicing Kungfu.
Shaolin Kungfu has rich contents and its complete system including not only Shaolin Boxing but also Shaolin Regimen, Shaolin weapons and so on. This video shows Shaolin Kungfu monks practice Shaolin contortion.
Features of Shaolin Spring-Autumn Falchion are its tightening pace, vivid shape and distinctive style. Its skills include chopping, lifting, splitting, cleaving, peeling, intercepting, fiddling, pressing, twisting, staggering and so on. The routine also interleaved with actions of waist wrapping, neck wrapping, chest rising and falling, back dancing and so on. This video shows Shaolin Kungfu monk master Yantong practices the Shaolin Spring-Autumn Falchion.
This video shows a scenario that Shaolin Kungfu monks practice traditional martial arts at the Thousand-Buddha Hall of Shaolin Temple. The Kungfu monks demonstrate superb, uniform actions, with mind of Chan running martial arts and both of them as one.
This video shows a scenario that Shaolin Kungfu monks practice traditional martial arts at the Thousand-Buddha Hall of Shaolin Temple. The Kungfu monks demonstrate superb, uniform actions, with mind of Chan running martial arts and both of them as one.
After an auspicious snow, millennial ginkgo trees in front of the Mahaviro of Shaoin Temple become a snow-white, dream-like and extremely beautiful world. Past visitors take out their mobile phones to record the best moment!
Dingguo Temple is located on the peak of Hanling Mount about nine kilometers east north of Anyang county. According to historical records, the temple was founded in Yongxi two years of the Northern Wei Dynasty (532 AD). Under the guidance of master Yankan, Dingguo Temple’ s construction work is orderly conducted, and has become local believers’ spiritual home.
According to epidemic prevention and control requirements of Dengfeng, the Shaolin scenic spot was temporarily closed from 0 o’ clock on Oct. 14, 2022. Shaolin Temple, the ancient monastery and the holy land of Kungfu, suspended again. This video shows the peaceful gateway square of Shaolin Temple in the epidemic.
As the ancient monastery of Chan sect and the holy land of Kungfu, Shaolin Temple is a known temple in the world where there are also many versatile monks. This video shows master Shi Yanzi, a Shaolin monk, introduces people warrior monk’ s foot pit at the Thousand-Buddha Hall of Shaolin Temple to people in English.
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