Martial Arts Training
The Shaolin Wushu Guan (Martial Arts Training Center; tel. 0371/6274-9016), inside the main entrance near the Shaolin Monastery, has a very basic hostel for students and an inexpensive restaurant. Fees for foreigners average ¥125 ($16/£8.15) per day for classes and lodgings, or ¥60 ($7.80/£3.90) per person for a tourist group of 10 or more.
The Shaolin Si Tagou Wushu Xuexiao (Shaolin Monastery Wushu Institute at Tagou; tel. 0371/6274-9627; www.shaolin-kungfu.com), just outside the monastery's main entrance, is one of the largest and oldest schools, with 20,000 students. The fee for foreigners is ¥250 ($33/£16) per day, including lodgings.
It is also possible to study at one of the many private schools in the area. A very unfriendly CITS (Beihuan Lu Xiduan, Guolu Dalou; tel. 0371/6288-3442 or 0371/62872137; fax 0371/6287-3137) can arrange such study trips with students staying from a week to 6 months and longer. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8am to 6:30pm.
