"CEO monk" sets to franchise Kung Fu Shaolin shrine in Yunnan

"CEO monk" sets to franchise Kung Fu Shaolin shrine in Yunnan

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Pretty soon, it won't be necessary to go to the famed Shaolin temple in China's Henan Province to learn its famed kung fu fighting style. You'll be able to get your kicks at a franchised "offshoot" in Yunnan Province.

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It's kind of sad to see such commercialism and materialism spreading to even such anicent and honorable institutions. Sadly in my mind it just goes to show how very little can withstand the seductive allure of capitalism at it's worst.

Shi is also known as the "CEO monk" because of his tendency to run the temple like a business. Under his management, Shaolin has gone into film production, e-commerce and kungfu shows.

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