Shi Yongxin, Abbot of Shaolin Monastery, attending the Chinese Kung Fu Star TV Contest at Shaolin in September 2006. The program was a joint enterprise of the Shaolin Monastery and the Shenzhen Satellite TV Station in southern Guangdong Province. More recently the monastery has launched a web site to sell books, T-shirts, tea, shoes and "environmentally friendly" chopsticks.
Shaolin Monks: The Shaolin Abbot
By Barbara O'Brien, About.com Guide
Shaolin Monastery's commercial enterprises include a reality television program that searches for kung fu stars.
Abbot Shi Yongxin and monks attend the Chinese Kung Fu Star TV Contest at Shaolin Monastery in September 2006.
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