We went on the tour of the Shaolin Buddhist Temple and Gung Fu (Kung Fu-they say Gung Fu here in Zhengzhou) Training School. It was very foggy and we couldn't see the mountain, but it was mystical and beautiful and educational for the kids. They can start as early as 5 years old. It is a year-round school where they live on campus and visit home twice a year. Many children are raised in the province and city as the mothers parents so are not with their parents most of the year, so sending them away to school like this is not much different. The pagoda garden has many small and large burial pagoda's, some very ancient and some very new. The size and location are based on the financial contributions given to the Shaolin Temple and Gung Fu Training School. The leaves were all changing colors, the air was crisp, and there were very few people there. A unique experience that I'm glad we were able to have.
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