2005-10-09 04:00:00 PDT Shaolin, China-- Revered in myth, extolled in film and almost destroyed by revolution, China's famous Shaolin Temple, where the martial art of kung fu was created, has been ...

Sifa breaks a stone plate with his head. Photo: IC Sifa begins his day with head stand training with his palms together. The monks live an extremely simple but disciplined life in the Wanshou Temple, ...