少林功夫(Shaolin Kungfii)是河南登封少林寺信奉佛教文化的和 尚們練習的_種武術(shù)(martial arts)。少林寺，建于北魏(the Northern Wei Dynasty)太和期(Taihe Period)十九年，是少林功夫發(fā)展的文化 空間。少林功夫最初是佛教僧侶練習的，他們的職責是保護寺廟。 現(xiàn)在經(jīng)過1500多年的發(fā)展，少林功夫已逐步發(fā)展成為一種完美技術(shù) 和豐富含義相融合的藝術(shù)，在全世界享有聲譽。

　　Shaolin Kungfu is a kind of martial arts practiced by monks under the special Buddhist culture of the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng City, Henan Province. The Shaolin Temple, built in the Nineteenth year of Taihe Period during the Northern Wei Dynasty, is a cultural space for the development of the Shaolin Kungfu. The Shaolin Kungfii, which is originally practiced by the Buddhist monks whose duties were to protect the temple, has been gradually developed into an art of perfect technology, abundant meanings and high reputation in the whole world after more than 1500 years of development.

　　靈隱寺(Lingyin Temple)位于浙江省杭州市西湖的西北部。它是 江南著名古剎。該寺建于公元326年，有1600多年的歷史。傳說, 印度一個叫作慧理的和尚來到杭州，被這美麗的山區(qū)景色深深地吸 引了。他認為這里有神佛，所以建了一座廟宇，取名“靈隱”，意思 是隱藏的靈魂。據(jù)說著名的濟公和尚也是在這座寺廟皈依的，這使 靈隱寺更加有名。

　　Lingyin Temple is located in the northwest side of West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. It is a famous ancient temple in the south of the Yangtze River. The temple was built in 326 AD and has a history of over 1,600 years. Legend has it that an Indian monk named Huili came to Hangzhou and was deeply attracted by the beautiful mountainous scenery. He thought there lived immortals and then he built a temple and named it “Lingyin”，which means hidden souls. It is said that the famous monk Jigong also took vows in the temple, which made Lingyin Temple even more famous.