
Inga Paksas, daughter of Rolandas Paksas, former president of Lithuania, learns the fist salute from a monk during a visit to the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, Central China’s Henan Province, on Sunday. First built in 495, Shaolin Temple is famous for Chinese kung fu, or martial arts, and the Zen Buddhism widespread in East Asia. At least 2,000 overseas visitors stay at the temple every year to practice Buddhism and kung fu, and the number has been increasing, according to a Guangzhou Daily report in 2014.Xinhua |