Monks breathe life into temple

KUNMING: With their lessons in management and kungfu, 14 monks from the Shaolin Temple are breathing new life into four previously monk-free Buddhist temples here in the Yunnan provincial capital, officials said yesterday.

Over the next 30 years, the monks from the world famous monastery will help teach Buddhism practices and introduce their martial art and traditional medical knowledge to the region, Master Yanjiang, the abbot assigned to manage the four temples, told China Daily.

Four more monks from the 1,500-year-old temple in Hennan province will be sent to Yunnan by the end of the year, he said.