Kung Fu Schools Around the Shaolin Temple

DENGFENG, CHINA - APRIL 13: Students of the Shaolin Epo Kung Fu School attend a morning exercises at playgrounds near the Shaolin Temple April 13, 2005 in Dengfeng, Henan Province, China. About 6800 students study in the The Epo school, which is one of the largest among the more than 80 kung fu schools that line the road from the city of Dengfeng to the Shaolin Temple with a total enrollment of 45,000 from all over the country. All the schools use the Shaolin name to attract students as the Shaolin Temple is the birthplace of Chinese Kung Fu. (Photo by Cancan Chu/Getty Images)