Yuntai Mountains, Xiuwu County, Jiaozuo, China
Shaolin Yuntai
- Kung Fu
- Tai Chi
- Qigong
A live-in Shaolin kung fu school at the foot of the Yuntai Mountains in Henan, led by a 32nd-generation Shaolin monk, with Shaolin kung fu, wushu, Chen-style tai chi, qigong and sanda for foreign students from one week to a year or more.
- The style
- Shaolin kung fu taught in stages: first stances, punches, kicks and conditioning, then forms with and without weapons and techniques for striking, grappling and holding. Classes run six days a week in groups split by level, taught in English.
- Lineage
- Headmaster Shi Yan Lin, a Shaolin monk of the 32nd generation, comes from Zoucheng, Shandong. He was taken to the Shaolin Temple at eight, and later spent three years studying kung fu theory and Buddhism at the Songshan Shaolin Si Kung Fu School.
- The teacher
- He has taught international students since 1998 and founded the school in the Yuntai Mountains in 2010.
shaolin-yuntai.com
Traveler Facts
8 of 12 checked · Checked November 2026
- Beginners welcome
- Do I have to spar?Not checked yet
- Rooms at the camp
- Help with a room nearby?Not checked yet
- Airport pickup
- Meals offered
- Classes in English
- Women train here
- A room for women only?Not checked yet
- Shortest stay: 1 week
- Can I book a single class?Not checked yet
- Open all year
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Where it is
Huitou Shan, Yuntai Zhen, Xiuwu Xian, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province
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