words from the world

100 km away from Luoyang, on a formerly peaceful hill, the martial arts master Shaolin monks meditate. The kungfu, traditional Chinese martial art, the Shaolin monks show it on innumerable stages all over the world. This mediatization is strangely the total opposition of the serenity and inner peace the meditation brings. The monks brings themselves up to date, some of them relax between 2 meditation sessions giving a phone call from a GSM.
At the park entrance, speakers broadcast a rythmical music. Young fighters line up on the square and begin a martial choregraphy. The tone is given.




The Shaolin temple is located at 1 km from the entrance. Above a low wall or through a half-open door, Don't expect to eavesdrop on an old master meditating or training. The temple is from now on similar to a museum, A sign of the past.