NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Shaolin

Shaolin Monastery (or the Shaolin Temple), a Chinese Buddhist monastery associated with the martial arts
Shaolin kung fu, the martial arts associated with that temple
Staten Island, an area in New York nicknamed the Shaolin by the rappers of the Wu-Tang Clan

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Category: Disambiguation Main gate of the Shaolin Monastery in Henan, China. ... Ever since 1669, when Huang Zongxi first described Chinese martial arts in terms of a Shaolin or external school versus a Wudang or internal school,[1] Shaolin has been used as a synonym for external Chinese martial arts regardless of whether or not the particular style in question has any... Staten Island, in yellow, lies to the southwest of the rest of New York City. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...

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