Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. China has launched a sweeping crackdown on online religion after a series of scandals in the lucrative industry ...

Chinese social media continues to buzz with calls for the removal of the monk, who is accused of scandals. But the temple's accounts remain covered by ‘state secrecy’. The unauthorised meeting with ...

China’s fabled Shaolin Temple, nestled in forest at the foot of a holy mountain in Henan province, is known as the cradle of kung fu and Zen buddhism. The 1,500-year-old monastery is also at the ...

The Shaolin Temple management office on Saturday denied online rumors that 30 monks had resigned. In a statement, the temple said recent online claims that 30 monks had resigned were false, urging the ...

The new abbot has implemented stringent rules. More than 30 monks and staff members have left the internationally renowned Shaolin Temple after the newly appointed abbot, Shi Yinle, slashed screen ...

Shaolin monks perform martial arts demonstrations in the tourist area of Shaolin Temple, in Zhengzhou, China on May 6, 2023. HUANG YUYANG/IMAGINECHINA VIA AFP On Monday, August 5, at midday at the ...

It is reported that after the abbot changed at the Shaolin Temple in Henan Province, China, known as the birthplace of Chinese martial arts kung fu, the number of monks escaping has increased as ...

The ancient Kalp Kedar temple in Uttarkashi was buried in the debris brought over by the flash flood in the Kheer Ganga river. Residential buildings partially submerged in sludge after a cloudburst ...

Shi Yongxin, abbot of the Shaolin Temple, is in hot water again, as it has just been announced that the monk has been stripped of his title. One of the more colourful abbots of the world-famous ...