Photos tagged as shaolin

12b 1000 Buddha Hall

The outside of the 1000 Buddha hall.

• Date: 17 April 2009
• Photographer: IRShaolin: gallery
• Location: Shaolinsi, China: gallery
• Tags: temple shaolin
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12 1000 Buddha Hall2

A carving outside the 1000 Buddha hall. Note the small pictures of Qigong exercises on the wall behind.

• Date: 17 April 2009
• Photographer: IRShaolin: gallery
• Location: Shaolinsi, China: gallery
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11b Cleaning Crew

Some of the younger monks giving the temple a good scrub.

• Date: 17 April 2009
• Photographer: IRShaolin: gallery
• Location: Shaolinsi, China: gallery
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10b Bell Tower

The bell tower at the Shaolin Temple.

• Date: 17 April 2009
• Photographer: IRShaolin: gallery
• Location: Shaolinsi, China: gallery
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10 Daxiong Hall2

One of the large, inscribed stone tablets outside the Daxiong hall.

• Date: 17 April 2009
• Photographer: IRShaolin: gallery
• Location: Shaolinsi, China: gallery
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10 Daxiong Hall

The Daxiong hall at Shaolin. There are three golden Buddha statues inside, one of the past, one of the present and one of the future. I think it's a load of nonsense but I've always been a bit of a scrooge ;)

• Date: 17 April 2009
• Photographer: IRShaolin: gallery
• Location: Shaolinsi, China: gallery
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09b Guard2

This guy's been holding his breath since the temple was built, yet he's still standing!

• Date: 17 April 2009
• Photographer: IRShaolin: gallery
• Location: Shaolinsi, China: gallery
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09b Guard1

You're my wife now!

• Date: 17 April 2009
• Photographer: IRShaolin: gallery
• Location: Shaolinsi, China: gallery
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08 Poser2

Yorma riding an invisible horse through the Shaolin temple.

• Date: 17 April 2009
• Photographer: IRShaolin: gallery
• Location: Shaolinsi, China: gallery
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08 Poser

Me getting crazy low in Mantis pose.

• Date: 17 April 2009
• Photographer: IRShaolin: gallery
• Location: Shaolinsi, China: gallery
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07 ME AT SHAOLIN

Um, yeah, it's me... at... Shaolin. Like it says in the title :|

• Date: 17 April 2009
• Photographer: IRShaolin: gallery
• Location: Shaolinsi, China: gallery
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06 Training Ground

One of the training grounds at Shaolin early in the morning. Cold day, they must all be inside.

• Date: 17 April 2009
• Photographer: IRShaolin: gallery
• Location: Shaolinsi, China: gallery
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06 Phone booth

Classy.

• Date: 17 April 2009
• Photographer: IRShaolin: gallery
• Location: Shaolinsi, China: gallery
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05 Temple Gates

The turnstiles at the Shaolin Temple complex.

• Date: 17 April 2009
• Photographer: IRShaolin: gallery
• Location: Shaolinsi, China: gallery
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04 Temple Entrance

Look at all that paving. Fascinating, eh?

• Date: 17 April 2009
• Photographer: IRShaolin: gallery
• Location: Shaolinsi, China: gallery
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03 Misty

You can't see anything in this cos of the mist... which is the point.

• Date: 17 April 2009
• Photographer: IRShaolin: gallery
• Location: Shaolinsi, China: gallery
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Elias and I doing Kung Fu

After the Kung Fu show, Elias and I showed off our skills with our signature moves

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Dengfeng, China: gallery
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Kung Fu master

This man is balancing on his two index fingers.

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Dengfeng, China: gallery
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Elias doing kungfu

Elias and marcus were chosen from the audience to participate in the kung fu show by trying to copy a master kung fu artist

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Dengfeng, China: gallery
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Elias and Marcus anticipating their role in the Kung Fu Show

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Dengfeng, China: gallery
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Taking the bus back from the pagoda forest

For those so inclined, the Shaolin temple offers a bus ride back to the entrance gate.

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Dengfeng, China: gallery
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Marcus at Pagoda Forest

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Dengfeng, China: gallery
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Pagoda Forest

The pagodas mark the burial tombs of ashes of the monks at the Shaolin Temple

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Dengfeng, China: gallery
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Shaolin Training (Blocks)

Me blocking punches thrown by the other two. This hurts everyone.

• Date: 2 September 2008
• Photographer: IRShaolin: gallery
• Location: Yantai, China: gallery
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Shaolin Training (Upper-cuts)

Training upper cuts on the pads

• Date: 2 September 2008
• Photographer: IRShaolin: gallery
• Location: Yantai, China: gallery
• Tags: training shaolin
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