Shaolin strike force
Posted at May 27, 04 in Shaolin Temple News

The day is brilliantly clear as we arrive at the training centre for China's national acrobatics troupe, set on the fringes of a Beijing industrial area interspersed with attractive green parkland.

The purpose of the visit is to take in a rehearsal of the Shaolin Warriors, the nation's foremost practitioners of kung fu, who are preparing to showcase their blend of martial arts and Zen Buddhist philosophy on the stage of Beijing's Haidian Theatre from May 27 to 30.

Young monks from Shaolin Temple of Central China's Henan Province: "Soaring in the sky."