As soon as Ashton Chen learned to walk, he often went to Shaolin Temple to meditate and worship Buddha with his father (Chen Tongshan, now the headmaster of Shaolin Temple Wushu School in Songshan, China). In particular, the grand acrobatic scenes of monks attracted him deeply and often made him linger. At the age of two, Shi Yongxin, the 30th descendant of Shaolin Temple, became his teacher and was named Ashton Chen.
Ashton Chen, formerly known as Chen Xiaolong, was born in 1988. At the age of 2, he started with Shi Yongxin. For Chen Xiaolong, Shi Yongxin also gave the dharma name Ashton Chen. Less than three years in Shaolin Temple, Ashton Chen starred in the film "Shaolin Boxing" and officially entered the entertainment circle.
1991June, Ashton Chen visited Taiwan with a delegation of Buddhist culture from Songshan Shaolin Temple, and was received by Yu Dayou,, and others. 1992 won two excellent prizes of Shaolin Tongbi Boxing and Luohan Stick in the performance of Zhengzhou International Shaolin Wushu Festival in China.
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Ashton Chen's acting experience
1993, participated in the Spring Festival Children's Gala of Henan TV Station and performed martial arts programs; In July of the same year, he signed a contract with Taiwan Province Changhong Film and Television Company and became a signing artist. In the same year, he appeared in the comedy film "Shaolin Pop" (also known as "Cyclone Boy") directed by Zhu Yanping, in which he played Xiao Mi Sha, a Shaolin boy. This was his first film work, and he officially entered the entertainment industry.
1994, co-starred with Hao Shaowen and Ng Man Tat in the comedy film "Shaolin Pop II, Chaos Temple II of shaolin popey", in which he played the martial arts wizard Xiaolong, who never forgot martial arts; Later, he starred in the comedy film Dragon directed by Zhu Yanping, in which he played the little dragon of Swallow and played a brother and sister with Ye Quanzhen.
1995, starring in the comedy film Invincible Stars directed by Zhu Yanping, in which he plays Xiaolong, a disciple of Wulongyuan; In the same year, he starred in the action comedy film "Ten Brothers" directed by Li Lichi, and played Da Lisan in the film; In addition, he also attended the "14 Film Awards" as a special guest and presented Jackie Chan with awards.