In no way is this account of Shaolin History perfect. Since the first appearance of this WEB page in 1995, we have received many comments and much additional information from all over the world, including China and Shaolin. When source material was quoted, and could be verified, further research was done before any changes were initiated. Three corroborating independent sources were the ideal circumstance often two would have to do as long as they were not copied from one another.

Since the year 2000 ( when we started recording requests ), some 17,000+ people have asked permission to use the information in part, or in whole, for one reason or another including Doctorate Thesis, University Studies, information for books, background for publications, computer games and other historical texts. In addition to this many have simply 'borrowed' information from this page, some even using it verbatim with a different author quoted. Some have even made changes to 'suit' their particular styles history. It is interesting to note that the Encyclopedia Britannica, Travel China Guide, Go China, About China and many other non Chinese WEB sites use this History page as a source of reference and many sites have just copied the information verbatim including pictures and even some font styles.

This page does not seek to establish anything other than a record of Shaolin History as best as possible and within the context of Shaolin Kung Fu. If you have any information that relates to Shaolin, its philosophies, history, beliefs, principals, events and/or it's Kung Fu, please write to us. Include the source of your material; quoting page number when referring to books and WEB site addresses when referring to WEB pages, etc (Wikipedia is not considered a safe source). Should your input be used, you will be credited in the Bibliography