Under the Sun

Season 10, Episode 2

Episode Title: Kung Fu Business

Air Date: 1999-06-08

Overview:

The Buddhist monks of the Shaolin monastery have practiced kung fu for 1,500 years. For a look at the state of their martial art in contemporary China, we follow the progress of two paying students at the kung fu school run by Buddhist monk De Yang to witness the clash between the austerity of a Chinese monastery and modern market forces.