[Buddha-l] Shaolin kung fu may be on World Heritage List

jkirk jkirk at spro.net
Mon Mar 7 10:55:36 MST 2005


http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=1,850,0,0,1,0

The world famous Shaolin Temple, destined for the World Intangible Heritage
List.
An official with the Henan provincial cultural bureau said the listing
application was awaiting approval by the Chinese ministry of culture before
it is submitted to Unesco. The Shaolin Temple, built in 495 AD during the
rule of the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420-581 AD), and located in the
Songshan mountain area in Henan province, is the birthplace of Shaolin kung
fu...........

Joanna




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