To increase the cultural exchange between the East and West, popularize healthy concepts of Shaolin culture and Shaolin Kungfu benefiting body and mind to more people, the Austrian Shaolin Cultural Center, hosted the “Shaolin Culture Week” each year, to respond master Shi Yongxin’ s call that realize the concept of “Shaolin Culture, Shared by Mankind”. In 2020, because the influence of COVID-19 epidemic, the center, under the premise of the safety protection measure in place, successfully hosted the “Shaolin Culture Week” to make more people understand and experience Shaolin culture and benefit from it from Sept. 7 to 12, 2020.

It is known that local COVID-19 epidemic is still serious, but that has not stopped people from love from Shaolin culture. There were over one hundred people attending the culture week activities consequently under the premise of the safety protection measure in place. In addition to local people, there were also German disciples, Italian disciples and Shaolin culture lovers from other cities of Austria. 

During the Shaolin culture week, the Austrian Shaolin Cultural Center had the Shaolin culture photo exhibition, Shaolin rou boxing, Shaolin qigong and other Shaolin Kungfu experience each day. There were also speeches on Chan meditation, calligraphy, painting and so on, enriching local people’s spiritual life and also promoting the communication between each other. This improves people’s immune function as well as mental and physical health through experiencing Shaolin culture. 

During the Shaolin culture week, the Austrian Shaolin Cultural Center had the Shaolin culture photo exhibition, Shaolin rou boxing, Shaolin qigong and other Shaolin Kungfu experience each day. There were also speeches on Chan meditation, calligraphy, painting and so on, enriching local people’s spiritual life and also promoting the communication between each other. This improves people’s immune function as well as mental and physical health through experiencing Shaolin culture.