Chan Buddhist temple in Dengfeng County Henan Province China. Believed to have been founded in the fifth century the Shaolin Temple is the main temple of the Shaolin school of Buddhism to this day. Chinese name: 少林寺 (Shaolin Si)
Location: at the southern foot of Mount Song, 13 km northwest of Dengfeng City, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province.
Ticket: CNY100 (extra CNY60 for a round-trip cable car).
Opening time: 08:00-17:00.
How to get there:
- Depart from Luoyang (洛阳): take tourist coach to Shaolin Temple (less than 2 hours) at the east of the Luoyang train station;
- Depart from Zhengzhou (郑州): take a coach to Deng Feng (登封)(about 2 hours) at the bus station on the opposite of Zhengzhou train station, and then transfer minibus to Shaolin Temple (about half an hour).
