Forest of Steles

    The Forest of Steles in the Shaolin Temple consists of more than 20 stone monuments of various dynasties. Some of those famous inscriptions were written by Japan monks in the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 A.D.), the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.) and the modern age. Stele Corridor, a large establishment in the form of a long corridor in the Ciyun Hall on the east side of the paved path leading to the main hall, has more than 100 steles with inscriptions from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.) to the Qing Dynasty (1636-1912 A.D.), many of which are very famous and valuable. A monument among them was set up in 1980 by Zong Daochen, a former monk of the Shaolin Temple in the 1930s and later went back to Japan and became the founder and leader of Japanese Shaolin Kung fu Allies which has one million members today. Zong Daochen has visited China five times.

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