A Chinese monk from Shaolin Temple, Yi Long, competes against a foreign wrestler in a performance during the Oriental Wrestling Entertainment (OWE) show in Dengfeng city on May 7, 2018. Photo: Imagine China A Chinese monk from Shaolin Temple, Yi Long, competes against a foreign wrestler in a performance during the Oriental Wrestling Entertainment (OWE) show in Dengfeng city on May 7, 2018. Photo: Imagine China
A Chinese monk from Shaolin Temple, Yi Long, competes against a foreign wrestler in a performance during the Oriental Wrestling Entertainment (OWE) show in Dengfeng city on May 7, 2018. Photo: Imagine China
Wrestling
Sport /  China

Turning Shaolin monks into entertainers: Shanghai wrestlers tell the world about Chinese martial arts in the ring

Oriental Wrestling Entertainment is looking to gain popularity in the mainland by adding a kung fu twist to the traditional western style

Topic |   Wrestling
Nick Atkin
Nick Atkin

Updated: 12:41pm, 13 Jan, 2019

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A Chinese monk from Shaolin Temple, Yi Long, competes against a foreign wrestler in a performance during the Oriental Wrestling Entertainment (OWE) show in Dengfeng city on May 7, 2018. Photo: Imagine China A Chinese monk from Shaolin Temple, Yi Long, competes against a foreign wrestler in a performance during the Oriental Wrestling Entertainment (OWE) show in Dengfeng city on May 7, 2018. Photo: Imagine China
A Chinese monk from Shaolin Temple, Yi Long, competes against a foreign wrestler in a performance during the Oriental Wrestling Entertainment (OWE) show in Dengfeng city on May 7, 2018. Photo: Imagine China
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