While long-time abbot Shi Yongxin faces criminal investigation it’s business as usual at the temple, but it could be a turning point
Tourists and disciples continue to stream through the temple gates in Dengfeng, taking photos, lighting incense, bowing reverently in prayer and watching energetic kung fu performances.
It looks like business as usual, but there are subtle changes afoot.
Most noticeable is the swift removal of any trace of Shi within the temple complex, while its more aggressive commercialism has also been pared back.
Head of China’s world-famous Buddhist sanctuary Shaolin Temple under criminal inquiry
