Russian President Vladimir Putin, sitting at center, watches the demonstration of Shaolin Kong Fu by two monks in Shaolin Temple in central China's Henan Province, on Wednesday, March 22, 2006. Putin arrived here on Wednesday for a taste of Buddhism and martial arts. Established about 1,500 years ago, Shaolin is famed for the great combination of martial arts skill and Zen, a sect of Buddhism, that features long meditation sessions to purify the mind. [AP]