TRIP OVERVIEW

Shaolin Zen Music Ritual: an outdoor dance performance near Zhengzhou's Shaolin Temple, which successfully builds on the Shaolin kung fu culture. Despite the lack of a narrative plot, the show dazzles nonetheless, focusing on music, choreography, and elaborate set design. Allegedly over 600 players perform traditional and modern dance routines and stunts. Shaolin temple: Shaolin Temple is situated in the beautiful Songshan Mountains, which is only eight miles of Dengfeng and about 50 miles southwest of Zhengzhou. Shaolin Temple is probably the most famous temple in China, not only because of its long history and its role in Chinese Buddhism, but also because of its martial arts or Wushu Chan. Pagoda forest: is the cemetery of monks of all generations of the temple. A pagoda was established on the top of a dignitary monk to honor his merits and virtues. The height, size, shape and floor numbers of pagodas vary from monk to monk, based on their status, cultivation, the number of his followers as well as the financial condition of the temple of that time. Kungfu performance: China's famous Shaolin martial arts are one of the martial arts genres, and its long history and deep impact, the traditional Chinese martial arts are an important part. "Shaolin Fist", "Shaolin stick" in our martial arts occupy an important page in history. Longmen grottoes: regarded as one of the three most famous treasure houses of stone inscriptions in China. The scenery measures 1,000 meters from north to south where there are over 2,300 holes and niches, 2,800 steles 40 dagobas, 1,300 caves and more than 100,000 statues. Lots of historical materials concerning art, music, religion, calligraphy, medicine, costume and architecture are kept in Longmen Grottoes.

Highlights:

Shaolin Zen Music Ritual: an outdoor dance performance near Zhengzhou's Shaolin Temple, which successfully builds on the Shaolin kung fu culture. Despite the lack of a narrative plot, the show dazzles nonetheless, focusing on music, choreography, and elaborate set design. Allegedly over 600 players perform traditional and modern dance routines and stunts.

Shaolin temple: Shaolin Temple is situated in the beautiful Songshan Mountains,  which is only eight miles of Dengfeng and about 50 miles southwest of Zhengzhou. Shaolin Temple is probably the most famous temple in China, not only because of its long history and its role in Chinese Buddhism, but also because of its martial arts or Wushu Chan.

Pagoda forest: is the cemetery of monks of all generations of the temple. A pagoda was established on the top of a dignitary monk to honor his merits and virtues. The height, size, shape and floor numbers of pagodas vary from monk to monk, based on their status, cultivation, the number of his followers as well as the financial condition of the temple of that time. Kungfu performance: China's famous Shaolin martial arts are one of the martial arts genres, and its long history and deep impact, the traditional Chinese martial arts are an important part. "Shaolin Fist", "Shaolin stick" in our martial arts occupy an important page in history.

Longmen grottoes: regarded as one of the three most famous treasure houses of stone inscriptions in China. The scenery measures 1,000 meters from north to south where there are over 2,300 holes and niches, 2,800 steles 40 dagobas, 1,300 caves and more than 100,000 statues. Lots of historical materials concerning art, music, religion, calligraphy, medicine, costume and architecture are kept in Longmen Grottoes.