Oral English—Speech Project The Shaolin Temple
The Shaolin temple has became a world famous tourist attraction for a long time, but there are some internet rumors about its abbot—Shi Yongxin’s personal life.A member of China\'s most famous Buddhist temple claims it a smear, because Yang refused to allow The Shaolin Temple to be listed on the stock market.The Oriental Morning Post reported on Oct.17th.
And then, let me show you something about The Shaolin Temple, Shaolin Temple were built in 495 during the Northern Wei Dynasty, It is situated in the beautiful Songshan Mountains, southwest of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province.According to the \"History of Ancient China\", published by People\'s Education Pre in 2005.
Shaolin Temple is probably the most famous temple in China, Because of its long history and its role in Chinese Buddhism, and it is known as “The home of Kongfu and the Holy land of Buddhism”.
Shaolin does have a long tradition of Chinese martial arts, this is partly because Shaolin had to protect the temple themselves from wars, and partly because of the support of most emperors from different dynasties.For example, in Tang Dynasty, the 13 Shaolin monks once saved it’s emperor Li Shimin , Since then Shaolin was allowed to have solider-monks, which is an interesting story in the book ” Tang Dynasty History”.And with the help of the government, Shaolin Temple became bigger and bigger and won fame both at home and abroad.
And now, if you are going to visit The Shaolin Temple, you should pay 100 Yuan for an entrance ticket.When interviewed by the \"Global People\" on Oct.17th, The temple claims revenue from entrance tickets adds up to 200 million Yuan, 70 percent belongs to the local government and 10 percent was used for charity, and remaining part for daily.
For more information about The Shaolin Temple, please visit the official website: .
That’s all, thanks for your listening.
(Shi Yongxin：The “CEO monk” of The Shaolin Temple)
