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Chuk Lam Sim Yuen


There are 500 life sized gold plated statues here.
They are called Lo-Han (enlightened ones), in mythology they are present to protect the temple
Lo-Han appears to have begun as calisthenics which evolved into one of the martial arts as
the need for protection was recognized by the Buddhist and Taoist monks that resided at, or visited, the Shaolin temples.