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DENGFENG, China, Jan. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

With the Chinese New Year around the corner, China's Songshan Shaolin Temple

and Shaolin Culture Centers across the world have launched a global kung fu

contest - "Happy Chinese New Year: Shaolin Kung Fu Online Games."

"Shaolin kung fu boasts the value of fitness, enlightenment, and harmony." said

the abbot of the Shaolin Temple, Master Shi Yongxin. "As countries around the

world battle the COVID-19 pandemic, the Shaolin Temple launched the competition

online with the aspiration of promoting peace, friendship, and health, hoping

that kung fu fans around the globe gain health, fitness, and happiness," the

abbot added.

The Shaolin Temple organizes year-end kung fu examinations for the monks at the

end of each year to encourage kung fu monks to be more brave and diligent.

This year, the examination will be launched online for kung fu lovers of all

ages across the globe. Participants will only need to upload a video to the

official website of the activity.

The online kung fu games promote communication and interaction between people

around the globe against the backdrop of epidemic curbing.

The Chinese zodiac sign of 2022 is the Tiger, and the tiger represents justice,

majesty, bravery, and diligence in Chinese culture, which identifies with the

concept of Shaolin kung fu.

Shaolin Kung fu has a long history of more than 1,500 years and is one of

China's top-level martial art schools with a complete system. As a national

intangible cultural heritage of China, Shaolin kung fu illustrates the desire

for supernatural powers and the pursuit of extraordinary wisdom.

The Shaolin Temple has established Shaolin Culture Centers in more than 120

cities on five continents, with more than tens of millions of disciples. Former

South African President Nelson Mandela praised Shaolin culture for the human

values it instills. Moreover, Stephen Orlins, president of the National

Committee on United States-China Relations recalled the legacy of the

"ping-pong diplomacy" when talking about Shaolin kung fu, after watching a kung

fu performance at the United Nations headquarters.

Registration for the games is now open until January 20 at 24:00, local time.

Please visit the official website and App of the Shaolin Temple for more

details.

SOURCE: Shaolin Temple

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