Shaolin Monastery (少林寺 Shàolínsì), also known as Shaolin Temple, is a renowned temple recognized as the birthplace of Chan Buddhism and the cradle of Shaolin Kung Fu. It is located at the foot of Wuru Peak of Songshan mountain range in Dengfeng County, Henan Province, China.

Can I live in a Shaolin monastery?

Then I heard about a small Shaolin Temple in Southern China were they take foreigners. You can stay there, live with the monks and learn Kung Fu with them. ... It's a small temple with a few monks living there and a Shifu, the master who is exactly how you imagine an old Chinese Kung Fu master.

How many Shaolin monasteries are there?

The Five Shaolin Temples

The physical premises, located in Loyang, a small mountain town southwest of Beijing, have been restored by the Chinese government in the mid 1970s. Subsequently, this temple has now become a tourist attraction.