Shaolin Wushu originated from the ancient Songshan Shaolin Temple.
Shaolin is the best martial arts in the world, and Shaolin martial arts is the best in the world. "It seems that it has already become the world's knowledge. Among many martial arts schools in China, Shaolin is one of the schools with the widest spread, the longest origin and the richest kinds of boxing. Since ancient times, Shaolin Kung Fu has always been an authoritative and representative school of Kung Fu with the most religious and cultural connotation and mystery in China.
Only the Shaolin Temple is divided into the north and the south. north shaolin, located in Songshan, Dengfeng County, Henan Province, is the birthplace of Shaolin Wushu, and the one located in Putian, Fujian Province is called South Shaolin. There are endless topics and too many legends about Shaolin.
Shaolin is the most systematic sect in Chinese martial arts, with more than 7 kinds of martial arts routines. It is also known as "martial arts Zen" because it enters the martial arts with Zen, practices martial arts and practices Zen. Shaolin Wushu originated from the Shaolin Temple in the jungle under Shaoshi Mountain in Songshan Mountain. The temple was built in the period of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty. According to the Book of Wei, "There is also a famous Buddhist monk in the Western Region, who has a career and is deeply respected by Gaozu. Zhao lived in Shaolin Temple in Shaoshi Mountain, and the public gave him clothes. "
Shaolin Wushu originated in the late Jin Dynasty, when a master from Jue Yuan traveled to the west (now Lanzhou, Gansu Province) to get to know Li Chui, a master of northwest Wushu, and on his way back, he got to know Bai Yufeng, a master of Shanxi Wushu, and took them back to Shaolin Temple. Li Sou taught Da Xiaohong boxing, cudgel and capture; Bai Yufeng taught his own martial arts and developed the temple's eighteen hands to one hundred and eighty. Since then, Shaolin Wushu has spread to temples, thus achieving the development of Shaolin Wushu.
Shaolin Temple is well-known at home and abroad for its superb martial arts, and the word Shaolin has also become one of the symbols of China's traditional martial arts. For example, the "seven schools" in Gu Long's novels are "Shaolin, Wudang, Kunlun, Emei, Diancang, Huashan and Hainan", among which Shaolin ranks first.
Shaolin Wushu, as a humanistic and cultural phenomenon, as a human form culture or as a fitness, enemy defense and competitive project, has long been a household name in China, and has become a precious heritage of Chinese culture.
Shaolin kungfu is a comprehensive martial arts system. The origin of Shaolin cudgel was expounded in The Interpretation of Shaolin Cudgel by Cheng Zongyou, a famous Shaolin martial arts master in the late Ming Dynasty. In Yingzhou in the early Yuan Dynasty, the Red Scarf Army attacked Shaolin Temple, and the monk Xu Naluo led the monks to resist the invaders and successfully protect the temple property. Monks in Housi protect Xu Naluo as King Jinnaluo and regard him as the master of Shaolin Kung Fu.
Shaolin Wushu is also the most representative, culturally connotative, religiously cultural heritage, complete system, authoritative and mysterious school of China Wushu in China, and it has undoubtedly become the mainstream school of China Wushu.