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Featured Article: Shaolin Monastery
The Shaolin Monastery or Shaolin Temple, is a Chan Buddhist temple built by the Emperor Hsiao-Wen in 477 C.E. at Song Shan in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, of what is now the People's Republic of China. An Indian Monk, Bodhidharma, or Da Mo, taught what the monks called “18 Hands of the Lohan,” physical exercises which are said to be the origin of tai chi chuan and other methods of fighting without weapons, such as kung fu. The Temple's historical architectural complex was designated a World Heritage Site in 2010.
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