Shaolin

Legends of Zen and Kung Fu

Kah Joon Liow

Shaolin: Legends of Zen and Kung Fu is an exciting discovery of kung fu for kids and grownups alike who enjoy Jackie Chan and Jet Li movies. Shaolin is a 1,500-year-old Zen Buddhist temple in China that is famous worldwide for its peaceful-looking monks who perform incredible kung fu stunts. How are these monks able to achieve such amazing feats? Why do Buddhist monks learn martial arts? And what do the Star Wars and The Matrix films have anything to do with Shaolin Kung Fu? The answers to these questions and more are revealed through age-old Shaolin stories and an original 3D-animated film on DVD, Enter the Zen. Enter the Zen is a story about a courageous boy who wanders far and wide in search of the ultimate kung fu. At last he finds it, but it is not what he thinks! Shaolin carries a message of compassion for others the heart of the wisdom of Shaolin Kung Fu.

Liow Kah Joon's children's books allow kids all over the world to experience Asian stories in entertaining ways. With Shaolin, Kah Joon has taken the 1,500-year-old traditions of Shaolin Kung Fu and re-created them for kids and grownups alike who enjoy Jackie Chan and Jet Li movies.

Kah Joon is the author of A Musical Journey: From the Great Wall of China to the Water Towns of Jiangnan.