Dengfeng, Henan | A sacred cultural site where Zen and martial arts converge

❤Recommended Reason: Generally, when people talk about Shaolin Temple, they refer to the Shaolin Temple's residential monastery, which was founded in the 19th year of Taihe during the Northern Wei Dynasty by Emperor Xiaowen (495 AD). It was built by Emperor Yuan Hong to accommodate the Indian monk Batuo for preaching. Since it was built at the dense forest at the foot of Mount Shaoshi, it was named—Shaolin Temple. 👍Most Recommended: In the third year of Xiaochang of the Northern Wei Dynasty (525 AD), Bodhidharma, the 28th Patriarch from the Western Regions, came to China from the Southern Indian subcontinent. He faced the wall in meditation for nine years at Shaolin Temple, creating Zen Buddhism. Consequently, the Shaolin Temple has been revered by the Chinese Buddhist community as the 'Ancestral Court of Zen Buddhism,' and Patriarch Bodhidharma is honored as the 'First Patriarch of Zen in the Eastern Land.' 👍Most Recommended: The residential monastery of Shaolin Temple is where the abbot and managing monks conduct Buddhist activities. It covers an area of about 36,000 square meters, with a central axis that currently has seven courtyards in progression, preserving many buildings from the Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties. It is a sacred cultural site where Zen and martial arts converge.