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intriguing...

Didn't quite know where to post this. Here will do.

A lot of odd peripheral discussions are coming out of That MMA vs Taiji Fight Everyones Talking About
including Economic State of Shaolin Temple today. I'm delighted to see that it has opened up...

I almost posted this on Shaolin-Temple-OZ but figured this would be better.

Can I call this revenue dispute 'ticketgate'? I know the -gate suffix doesn't have much meaning outside of the U.S. but that name amuses the heck out of me. ;)

Dang. Now I have to do the math.

Let's see now, themoneyconverter.com gives me $8.15 mill. WTH? Clearly they should hire us as financial consultants, ShaolinDan. ;)

Perhaps it's the upcoming festival that's generating buzz. Or perhaps that's just more of the buzz.

Let's see now - here are some related threads:
UNESCO
Cameras in the Abbot's bedroom
bikinis & shaolin

More on the hidden camera story here.

We've discussed the Guandu temples in this thread previously. Now we're reporting on them, and from one of our own forum members here. See Shaolin in Spring City Guandu Shaolin Temples in Kunming...

No more religious profiteering! It's banned. :rolleyes:

To be fair:
"Hollywood-style movie based, very loosely, on the history of the temple" = Shaolin (2011), which he only blessed - it wasn't his project. It was the cover story for our 2011 Shaolin...

But it is relevant.

Amusing piece. I wonder if the author really talked to Niki, Stacey and the Abbot, or if the quotes were just plucked from blogs and such.

I wouldn't even have posted this if it wasn't for the June 9, 2012 date. ;)

Now those are some interesting stats. I never realized there were so many Christian churches in China.

This is an overview of several stories we've been following here; The platform is interesting.

...and who knows what else under the table. ;)

This is follow-up on the National Quality Ranking Committee of Tourist Attractions issue.

There are more pix of tourists at Shaolin if you...

I'm not sure I'd feel safe on a PRC Maglev.

Just a glance at the archived news on this thread gives us an inkling of how complex the financials of Shaolin Temple is now. There are so many different influences there - numerous government...

Why would I even know that?

:rolleyes:

I was partying in Zhengzhou once, in their little night club district. I was standing on the sidewalk of this major busy intersection and I hear this gush ans splatter in the gutter right next to...

I just came back from lunch at the local dive Chinese place. Now I'm having Zhengzhou flashbacks.

4 more photos if you follow the link.

Abbot blesses German solar power development.