Shaolin Monastery "Do you think it is a good idea to sent my son to Shaolin Monastery?" one of my colleague asked me today. To be honest, I was a little shocked when he asked me such question. As a traditional Chinese people, I think it is important for children to finish their compulsory education in school first and then think about their occupational planning, but his son even hasn't graduated from primary school, that means he will have to give up most study time to learn the martial arts for the following long time. He made a such decision because of his son was a sickly child. Partly reason because of his son was obsessed with martial arts and was desired to learn gongfu in Shaolin. By the way, when I talked about Shaolin, I think many people knew one of Jet Lee's movie, Shaolin Monastery, who had starred in the movie, which inspired people to learn Shaolin gongfu too. I had visited Shaolin Monastery once, which is located on the foot of Mount Song, Henan province, China. The scenery is quite appealing, but the sceneries are so different as I compared it with the southern parts mountains in China. Shaolin Monastery is a Chan Buddhist temple, Founded in the 5th century, the monastery is famous for its association with Chinese martial arts and particularly with Shaolin Kung Fu to the Western World.