Zen Shaolin Temple Show

Today was our first full day to experience DengFeng. We toured the city and then visited the Kung Fu School, and the Active Shaolin Temple. Seeing real monks walking, meditating, and living their normal life was exhilarating. They were finding their practicing their religion actively there right in front of our eyes. It was cool. We also returned to the Kung Fu school for a 2 hour private lesson. But the part that stood out to me was the Zen Shaolin Temple Art Musical that we watched that evening. Imagine a golden and red temple etched between two concaved mountain sides. Literally there in the cleft of the rock, was the setting for this magnificent show. An hour and a half we watched in awe as students sang , did dancing martial arts, played instruments, and literally walked us through the active and musical part of their history. During this entire extravaganza, there were flying people in the sky, a huge light show going on, and a waterfall that danced to the beat of the drums. It was one of my favorite things on this trip. After that day we definitely slept well.