Gateway to the Shaolin Monastery

Shaolin Temple in Henan Province

1. Main Hall

This is the main Hall containing a library containing Zen texts. In the 16th century the government called upon monks to rid China's coast of Japanese pirates. In 1928, when warlords carved up sections of the faltering Chinese Republic, one general laid siege to the monastery and set it ablaze.

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