Monks Practice Kung Fu At Shaolin Temple

DENGFENG, CHINA - OCTOBER 30: (CHINA OUT) Monks practice Kung Fu at the Shaolin Temple on the Songshan Mountain on October 30, 2009 in Dengfeng of Henan Province, China. Shaolin Temple, built in AD 495 in the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420-581) and located in the Songshan Mountain area, is the birthplace of Shaolin Kung Fu. Shaolin Kung Fu, with its incredible strength, vitality and flexibility, is expecting to be included in the UNESCO intangible heritage list. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)