For over fifteen hundred years in the middle part of China (southwest of Beijing), a very special group of Buddhist monks made a temple as their home. Here they created a way to enlightenment and originated Zen Buddhism. This temple is called the sacred Shaolin Temple.

 

Throughout their history, these men of peace have been devastated by wars, invasions, and the destruction of their sacred temple. In response, they developed a form of self-defense based on the observation of animal movement and their spiritual beliefs. This is the famous Shaolin Kung Fu, one of the main resources of all Chinese martial arts. The Chinese authority word for what has now become Kung Fu is wushu, which means “martial arts”. The term gongfu (Kung-fu) in Chinese can be roughly translated as “skill”. In this way wushu is a form of gonfu as it seeks to develop many skills. In the United States the term Kung fu has come to be used as a term for Chinese martial arts (wushu).

 

During this performance you will be astonished by the apparently superhuman feats performed by the cast of 28 monks. As a way of Zen Buddhist practices they will display some of the most unique Kung Fu skills ever seen. They will bring you to the state of enlightenment where mind, body, tranquility and awareness will be in complete harmony.