Shaolin Monastery

A famous temple located far north of Nanjing in an isolated area of Ri Yan.
It houses the well known Pagoda Forest, however, it is most well known for the martial monks that tend the temple.
Practitioners of Shaolin Kung Fu, the fearsome fighting prowess of the monks are legendary around the world. Although, it should be noted that there are also scholarly or clerical monks residing within the temple as well as the martial monks.
Many come here in the hopes studying under the martial monks or to challenge them in battle. Not surprisingly, the monks turn away the majority of these people.