From reel life to real life: Shaolin Soccer becomes reality in Henan
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At 4 pm, students of Shaolin Tagou Martial Arts School rushed into the playground to start their “Shaolin Soccer” training after practicing martial arts in Dengfeng city, Central China’s Henan province.
It brings the Stephen Chow film Shaolin Soccer, a hit comedy about a group of monks from Shaolin Temple who form a dynamic soccer team, to real life.
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