European 2014 Shaolin Culture Festival will be held in London this year!




The scheduling of the Second European Shaolin Cultural Festival
Release Date：2014-06-06
——2014 · London · Oxford

Oct 7, Tue
15:20 Ven. Abbot Shi Yongxin and Shaolin Cultural Delegation arrive in London
17:00—18:00 press conference
Address: UK Shaolin Cultural Center
Shaolintemple UK. 207A Tuntion Road Archway.N19 SQA LONDON
Oct 8, Wed
Daytime: important visit and meeting
Evening: Charitable Welcoming Banquet for Shaolin Delegation and Abbot by overseas Chinese
Oct 9, Thu
Daytime: Exchange with Members of Royal Fund and Crown Prince Charitable Organization
Evening: Abbot’s Lecture on Chan and life for Guardian Team
Oct 10, Fri
Whole day: registration, training and grouping
Address: the main venue of the Second European Shaolin Cultural Festival, The O2 Arena
14:30 Exhibition on Shaolin Culture and 12 Zodiac Animals Cultural Relics
VIP will be present and watch Kungfu Show
Oct 11, Sat
The activities are as follows:
l The opening ceremony of the Second European Shaolin Cultural Festival
l Shaolin Kungfu Test and Awarding Ceremony
l The communication of different Kungfu styles
l Exhibition on Shaolin Culture and 12 Zodiac Animals Cultural Relics
l Shaolin Meditation, Medicine, Tea & Incense Ceremony experience
Address: the main venue of the Second European Shaolin Cultural Festival, The O2 Arena
10:00 Open for Public Check-in
21:00 closing time of the venue
Oct 12, Sun
The activities are as follows:
l Dialogue between Ven. Abbot Yongxin and celebrities in London: “The way of practicing Chan——Kungfu Chan”
l Lecture on Shaolin Practical Fighting
l Different Kungfu styles performance by the Champion winners
l Boxing, Taekwondo, Karate, Tai-Boxing exchange
l Exhibition on Shaolin Culture and 12 Zodiac Animals Cultural Relics
l The plenary meeting of Shaolin Europe Association council
l The closing ceremony of the Second European Shaolin Cultural Festival: Blessing prayer and Shaolin Kungfu show
10:00 Open for Public Check-in
17:30–20:00 The closing ceremony of the Second European Shaolin Cultural Festival
21:00 closing time of the venue
Oct 13, Mon
l Blessing prayer and Converted-to-Buddhism rite in UK Shaolin Cultural Center
l The first part of “Shaolin in Oxford”
15:30–17:00 visit University of Oxford
18:30–19:30 “Kungfu Chan” experience in the theatre in University of Oxford (teachers and students in University of Oxford will be present)
Oct 14, Tue
l The second part of “Shaolin in Oxford”
09:00–11:30 make an official visit to Faculty of Theology and Religion, Oxford, China Centre, Faculty of Oriental Studies.
14:30–16:45 Dialogue: The wisdom of Chan Buddhism and Christianity
Theme speech and dialogue for Abbot with Bishop and well known professors
Sponsored by: Faculty of Theology and Religion, Oxford
Organized by: China Centre, The Institute for Chinese Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies
17:30 Back to China