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Shaolin Reservoir

Monday, 2nd October 2006 by James

Many believe that Shaolin Kung-Fu originated at the world-famous Shaolin Monastery but it is a little known fact that the nearby Shaolin Reservoir, is the true Kung-Fu mecca.

OK, I made that up - the monastery is in a low resolution area so we’re having to make do. The dam of the reservoir does have some good large type though - ‘Shao Lin Shui Ku’ translates from Mandarin as ‘Watch out, this place is swarming with monks who could easily kill you with one punch’…

Thanks: Jamie

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4 Responses to 'Shaolin Reservoir'

  1. 1. Lee says: October 2nd, 2006 at 8:07 pm

    I don’t geddit =s
    Joke
    =D
    Interesting to find out what it really does say.

  2. 2. Jonathan says: October 3rd, 2006 at 1:01 am

    Lee, I’m a bit lost as to who the joke’s on now…

    Of course, it does say Shaolin shuiku which means Shaolin Reservoir. Why do they feel the need to label it from the air in that way, I wonder?

  3. 3. Lee says: October 3rd, 2006 at 5:22 pm

    I was being an idiot and saying I didn’t get there’s… whatever. I’ll go back to my teenage angst.

  4. 4. BX9024 says: October 8th, 2006 at 4:49 am

    This is Song Mountain Shaolin temple Shuiku Martial arts School
    http://www.slkf.net/

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