MONKS of Chinas famed Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Chinese kung fu, a unique combination of Buddhism and Chinese martial arts, have been more and more aware of safeguarding the temples reputation by legal means.
The Shaolin Temple is an important piece of cultural heritage for all human beings. To protect it, we must propose draft legislation to ensure appropriate action, said the abbot of the Temple, whose religious name is Shi Yongxin. Located in Dengfeng County in central Chinas Henan Province, the Shaolin Temple was built in the foothills of the sacred Songshan Mountain in 495AD during the Northern Wei Dynasty (386AD-534AD).