Henan
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Henan is a province in Central China. Henan is China's third-most populous province and the most populous among inland provinces, with a population of over 99 million as of 2020. The area around Henan
Shang Inscribed Ox Scapula
龙门石窟主窟 panoramio
20250608 Gaocheng Observatory 02
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Shaolin Monastery
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Shaolin Monastery, also known as Shaolin Temple, is a Mahayana Buddhist monastic institution recognized as the birthplace of Chan Buddhism and the cradle of Shaolin kung fu. It is located at the foot
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…of mountain ranges and plateaus, supporting one of the remaining temperate deciduous forests which once covered all of Henan. The Mount Song and its Shaolin Temple is located in the far east of the region, near the capital city Zhengzhou. To the far south, the Dabie Mountains divides Hubei from Henan. The Nanyang…
Daxiongbao Dian, the monastery's main building, in 2007
Mural painting from the 1830s in Baiyi Hall of Shaolin Monastery
Maitreya Pagoda, dating from the year 1087, Song dynasty
Chuzu Temple of Shaolin Monastery, built in 1125, Song dynasty