Travel Special: Tour offers visitors rare inside look at famed Shaolin Temple
Every morning, visitors can learn from the Shaolin disciples about a Shaolin boxing art, which is specifically designed for beginners.
The learners may even have the chance to have one-on-one coaching from Shaolin masters.
Several foreign disciples have trained or are training currently in the temple. Thus, participants to the Planet Travel's martial art campaign can have a chance for cultural exchanges.
During the three-day holiday, the participants are not allowed to leave the Shaolin Temple. This might sound a little strict, but gives a chance to breath fresh air.
In addition, waking up early in the morning and taking a walk in the mountains that surround the temple will fill visitors with a strong atmosphere of martial arts learning because young Shaolin martial art disciples and foreign kung fu fans are almost all over the mountain.
Accompanied by Shaolin disciples, the learners can have a visit around the Shaolin temple and its renowned cultural relics, including the hall for 500 arhats and the stone statue of the Bodhidharma.
During the visit, the learners can get some knowledge of the Shaolin Temple's origin, history and architecture.
In the evenings, when the Shaolin disciples practice martial arts near the living quarters of the learners, visitors can join them or just watch and learn.
The learners will also watch a live kung fu stage show, with the local landscape as a background and nearly 10,000 performers taking part. The production is made possible by an investment of more than 100 million yuan ($16.3 million).
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