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CHINA
Historic Monuments of Dengfeng
Explore the footprints of Chan Master – Bodhidharma
Year of Inscription: 2010
少林寺⼭⻔ 少林寺塔林建筑群
Entrance of Shaolin Temple Pagodas at Shaolin Temple
(中国 China: 1995) (⾹港 Hong Kong: 2002)
Dengfeng is located at the foot of the Mount Songshan , one of the most sacred
mountains in China. The city is one of the most renowned spiritual centres of China,
home to various religious institutions and temples, such as the Taoist Zhongyue
Temple, the Buddhist Shaolin Temple etc.
The Shaolin Temple, is a Chan Buddhist temple in Dengfeng County. The name
refers to the forests of Shaoshi mountain, one of the seven peaks of the Mount 嵩⼭ Mount Songshan
Songshan. It is the cradle of Chinese Chan Buddhism and Shaolin Martial Arts. (中国 China: 1995)
