In Zambia, a Shaolin Temple offers a softer face of China
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In Zambia, a Shaolin Temple offers a softer face of China
Then the dragons emerged from beneath the pagoda, their brightly coloured fabric bodies hoisted on poles by teenagers moving with surprising precision. Nearby, smaller children tumbled across a weather-beaten foam mattress, twisting into barrels and forward rolls as 30-year-old instructor Yan Chen barked commands. The sprawling complex houses Africa's first Shaolin Temple -- part of a Buddhist monastic martial arts tradition -- set on a 20,000-s…
The Temple of Lusaka is the first complex of its kind established on the African continent. Becoming one of the most visible symbols of China's cultural footprint, it combines martial art and social resilience. Discovered. From afar, the Shaolin Temple located on the outskirts of Lusaka looks like a mirage, a piece of China ...
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