Shaolin Temple

Ticket price: Entrance fee CNY 80 p.p

One way battery car CNY 15 p.p

Round way battery car CNY 25 p.p

Sanhuangzhai round way cable car CNY 100p.p

Tips: Free kongfu show time in theater

Morning 10:30-11:00 , 11:30-12:00

Afternoon 14:00-14:30 , 15:00-15:30

Open times: 8:00-17:30

Tips: Recommended to wait in the queue 15 minutes at the theater before Kongfu show start.

Shaolin temple built in 495 AD by emperor Xiaowen in order to built a temple for Indian Monk Damo, it’s the birth place of China Zen Buddhism and Kongfu, It was named Shaolin Temple because it is situated in the heart of Songshan Mountain, the middle one of Five Famous Mountains in China, and within dense woods at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain, hence got the name Shaolin temple.

The Shaolin Temple sits on the slopes of Mount Song, one of the five sacred mountains of China. The original temple structure was simple, but with each succeeding dynasty it became increasingly extensive—many of the current structures date from the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is reputed to be ‘the Number One Temple under Heaven’, one of the most famous temples among Chinese Buddhist constructions, Shaolin Temple history can date back to Northern Wei Dynasty (386 – 534), and it played an important role on the development of the Buddhism in China.

Close to the temple is one of China’s greatest architectural records, the Pagoda Forest. Here 246 burial sites are marked by an astounding variety of pagodas. This structural diversity, along with the temple’s significance as the birthplace of Zen Buddhism, makes the Shaolin Temple one of China’s most important Buddhist sites. 

In 2010 it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site along with several other historic monuments of Dengfeng that are clustered at the foot of Mount Song.

You can visit the grandiose temples and halls, admire stone carving art, learn about Buddhism culture, and observe the daily living and meditation of monks in the temple. Don’t miss the famous Pagoda Forest, the existing largest pagoda forest in China till now.