Shaolin Temple, China - Temple

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The China Shaolin Temple, situated in the Henan region, is the one place in China where faith and art blend under the same theoretical philosophy. The China Shaolin Temple, which the humanity brands as a Kung Fu destination, also happens to be the seat of Zen Buddhism. In fact, it was here that both originated. In an alcove in the Songshan Mountains, the China Shaolin Temple is masked in myths, legends and mysteries. The China Shaolin Temple was erected in the epoch of the Northern Wei Dynasty, in around the year 495 AD, to abide an Indian Buddhist monk called Batuo. The temple was custom-built for him and his clique by the Emperor Xiaowen, one of the monk's patrons and disciples.