In an attempt to inculcate Chinese Kungfu and culture among the Zambian citizens, the first-ever Shaolin Temple has been opened in Lusaka.
The establishment of the Shaolin Temple is a collaboration between China’s Songshan Shaolin Temple and Hua’an (Zambia), a Chinese-run company in Zambia.
Yan Lun, the headmaster of the temple, said the objectives of the project include teaching Shaolin Kungfu, Chinese culture, helping understand the African culture as well as enhancing the China-Africa friendship.
The influence of Chinese culture in the world is increasing. People abroad want to know more about Chinese culture and learn Chinese culture,” he told Xinhua.
Construction works of the temple started in April 2019 and were completed in July 2021. Four monks from the Songshan Shaolin Temple in China are at the Temple to conduct the teachings.
The headmaster, however, said activities at the temple have not yet commenced at full throttle due to the COVID-19 pandemic but expressed happiness at the interest shown by people who have been frequenting the temple.
The project was targeting not only Chinese nationals in Zambia but nationalities from all countries, especially the local people.
Other activities to be conducted at the temple include Shaolin medical education in which people will be taught the theories and methods of traditional Chinese medicine, Shaolin Kungfu exercises.
Others include Zen education meant to help improve people’s moral quality through meditation methods to help cultivate a culture of responsibility to the country, to be self-disciplined and be patriotic citizens.
The temple also intends to help the vulnerable in society through various means. Currently, three orphaned children are being kept at the temple.
Max, the only African monk at the temple whose Chinese name is Yan Ming, said it is important for African people to learn the cultures of other countries in order to blend into the global system.
Max, who is from Cote d’Ivoire, said due to his interest in culture while at the university, he decided to go to China in 2015 in order to learn the Chinese culture.
He said learning the Chinese culture has opened to him many things and that the time spent at the Shaolin Temple taught him the importance of self-discipline and respect for mankind.
“We are here to impart to the Zambian people Chinese culture and we hope this will help to build China-Africa relations,” he said.
Good how much are the admission fees.
I will sign up.
Does this respond to Zambia’s current needs? What value does it add to our lives? How do we get a foreign culture to come and teach locals on how to be patriotic to their country?
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December 27, 2021 At 12:48 pm
“Does this respond to Zambia’s current needs? What value does it add to our lives? How do we get a foreign culture to come and teach locals on how to be patriotic to their country?..”
What value do the 10s of mosques add to Zambians lives …….?
Yaba!
Those that know me well know that I am a black belt. I can beat all of you. Don’t test me
Maybe we should also start giving Chinese people Zambian names.
@Spaka, even those 10s add no value
I wish the Chinese Government could allow me to construct UMUTOMBOKO arena in Beijing.
Ni yabena Shaolin ex monk manje… Please don’t allow cadres uku, baza payana na vi baka manje.
We are suckers for everything!
Where exactly is this building? – can you be a little bit specific!
#plant more trees next year!
Wow… great development by new dawn government…
Can i also be allowed to marry several Chinese women and build a chibuku drinking den in Beijing ? That’s our African culture.
Sure Zennia, some reporting cant specify location. i am interest in zen philosophy.
Good point…
Let’s go do Kuomboka in Beijing
When you have no system in the country to integrate the foreigners in your country, they come up with their own. I think Chinese people need to learn the local cultures. Zambians do not need to start learning Chinese culture in Zambia unless there is a plan to go and live or study in China. These foreigners do not even care about being integrated into our cultures, We Zambians love foreign things too much, no wonder our own cultures are fading away quickly!
Once colonised, Mentally Colonised. Once colonised, Always colonised. Because of mental colonisation, Zambians have funny slave names such as Edgar, Michael, Doris, Emmanuel. We Very soon will see Mao Mudenda Xi Phiri Chin Yan Mulenga trending in our ready to be colonized nation
how can someone boast of being a black belt holder when he is so undisciplined? shaolin temple has come for undisciplined people like him to enroll free. please sir Kainzi take advantage of this offer before heaven recalls you.
I only beat in self defence