School Introduction
Shaolin Xiaolong Kungfu Academy
Cradle of Authentic Shaolin Kungfu, Cultivation Base of Movie & TV Martial Artists，Ranks first as China’s most beloved Shaolin Kungfu Academy with the highest popularity at home and abroad.
Shaolin Xiaolong Kungfu Academy is located at No. 156 Dayu Road, Dengfeng City, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, 11 kilometers away from Shaolin Temple. Founded in 1980, the academy now has 12,090 enrolled students. As one of the earliest professional Kungfu academies in China, it has developed for more than 40 years into a comprehensive modern Kungfu education group. It integrates academic and Shaolin Kungfu teaching, film & television talent training, film production, art talent cultivation, Shaolin Kungfu performance, and international Kungfu cultural exchange.
It is a legally registered educational institution recognized by the educational authorities of Zhengzhou. Approved by public security and education administrative departments, it is qualified to enroll international students. It is also designated as a talent reserve base for special forces of the Chinese People’s Armed Police Force and the birthplace of Chinese Kungfu Street Dance.
Geographical Location
Nestled at the foot of the elegant Junji Peak of Songshan Mountain, Shaolin Xiaolong Kungfu Academy borders Shaolin Temple—the ancestral shrine of Zen—to the west, and Zhongyue Temple, the sacred Taoist resort, to the east. To the north lies the scholarly legacy of Songyang Academy; to the south rests the noble virtue heritage of Xu You at Ji Mountain. The academy is next to Wulin Garden in harmonious neighborhood, with National Highway 207 running right in front, offering convenient transportation extending in all directions.
Blessed with exceptional humanistic heritage and natural scenery, the academy enjoys easy access, elegant surroundings, pleasant landscapes and timeless charm.
School Honors
Originally named Songshan Shaolin Kungfu School and founded in 1980, Shaolin Xiaolong Kungfu Academy is one of the earliest Kungfu academies established in China since the reform and opening-up. It is an officially recognized educational institution accredited by education authorities of Henan Province and Zhengzhou City. In 2007, it was rated as one of the three major education groups in Dengfeng by the Dengfeng Municipal Government.
It has won a host of honors:
China Top Ten Renowned Kungfu Academies,
Special Forces Talent Reserve Base of the Chinese People’s Armed Police Force,
Birthplace of Chinese Kungfu Street Dance,
National Creation Base for Martial Arts Literature Writers,
Henan Top Ten Kungfu Academies,
Henan Youth Shaolin Kungfu Training Base,
Henan Outstanding School in Safety Management,
Henan First-Class Kungfu Academy,
Henan Sports Industry Demonstration Unit,
4A Service Unit for Foreign Personnel Management of Henan Provincial Public Security Department,
Zhengzhou Advanced Unit in Kungfu Industry,
Zhengzhou Top Ten Private Education Institutions,
Zhengzhou Garden-style Campus,
Zhengzhou Civilized Unit, and more.
Introduction to Founders
Chairman Chen Tongshan holds a bachelor’s degree and is ranked 8th Duan of Chinese Kungfu, a distinguished master of Shaolin Kungfu. Born into a Kungfu family, he has practiced since childhood, mastering traditional Shaolin routines and various weapons. He boasts exceptional attainments especially in Black Tiger Fist, Dharma Cane and long Shaolin weapons.
He has been awarded titles such as Top Ten Young Kungfu Masters, One of Shaolin Eighteen Vajras, Outstanding Academy Principal, Top-notch Professional Talent of Dengfeng, and Distinguished Inheritor of Dengfeng Folk Traditional Culture. He also serves as Member of Shaolin Kungfu Steering Committee of Chinese Kungfu Association, Member of Henan Kungfu Association, Specially Invited Vice Chairman of Zhengzhou Kungfu Association, and Executive Vice Chairman of Dengfeng Shaolin Kungfu Association.
Principal Chen Tongchuan is a CPC member, Deputy to Dengfeng Municipal People’s Congress, 8th Duan of Chinese Kungfu, one of the Shaolin Eighteen Vajras, a prestigious Shaolin Kungfu master and national Kungfu champion. He is especially proficient in soft weapons; his demonstration of Shaolin Meteor Hammer was recorded into standard teaching materials by the Chinese Kungfu Association for nationwide promotion.
In 1993, he visited Taiwan with the Songshan Shaolin Temple Buddhist Culture Delegation and was received cordially by political leaders including Chiang Ching-kuo and Hao Bocun. In 1997, commissioned by the General Administration of Sport of China, he traveled to Brunei to teach Shaolin Kungfu to the Prince of Brunei.
Campus Environment
Shaolin Xiaolong Kungfu Academy features a magnificent layout. It covers over 200 mu of land with a total construction area of more than 200,000 square meters. The campus is fully equipped with office buildings, teaching buildings, dormitory buildings, training halls, fitness centers, performance halls, basketball courts, libraries, audio-visual classrooms, medical rooms, laundry rooms, supermarkets and barbershops.
Office buildings, teaching buildings, dormitories and apartment buildings are well arranged in neat layout. Training halls, fitness venues and performance halls are complete with full functions. Canteens, bathhouses, libraries, audio-visual classrooms and medical rooms provide complete facilities and first-class services. School journals, cultural stone landscapes and Shaolin Kungfu cultural corridors enrich campus culture, fully reflecting modern standardized management.
Student rooms are equipped with air conditioners, televisions and shower facilities. The canteen adopts an open kitchen mode with fully traceable food ingredients.
The campus is shaded by green trees and fragrant with blooming flowers, with winding corridors creating an elegant literary and Kungfu ambiance. The displays of eighteen traditional weapons present unique charm, making the garden-style campus splendid and distinctive.
Sticking to the schooling goal of nurturing talents excellent in both academics and Shaolin Kungfu, and taking refined management as its educational philosophy, Shaolin Xiaolong Kungfu Academy stands as a high-standard branded academy. With unique charm, outstanding achievements and remarkable social benefits, it contributes greatly to the vigorous development of Shaolin Kungfu.
The academy now has over 10,000 students from across the globe, influenced and nurtured by traditional Shaolin Kungfu culture here. They grow from naive youngsters into well-cultivated talents proficient in both academic learning and Shaolin Kungfu. Every step of their growth is accompanied by sincere care from school leaders, teachers and coaches.
In academic classes, they concentrate and study diligently. Teachers devote themselves to enlightening and cultivating students with profound knowledge. On the training grounds, they persist in training throughout the coldest winter and hottest summer. Coaches pass down exquisite skills with dedicated instruction, enabling students to polish their Shaolin Kungfu to perfection.
Teaching Features & International Exchange
Over more than 40 years, the academy has cultivated tens of thousands of outstanding graduates and a large number of professional Shaolin Kungfu talents for the society. It has established a Kungfu performance troupe, film & television art department and competitive training team, undertaking key missions of Dengfeng’s external Shaolin Kungfu cultural exchange.
The academy has participated in hundreds of large-scale events and opening ceremonies, and visited more than 80 countries and regions across Europe, Asia and America to promote Shaolin Kungfu cultural exchange. It has staged exclusive performances for many state leaders and received high praise.
Its film & television art troupe has appeared on major platforms including CCTV and Henan TV. It took the lead in integrating Shaolin Kungfu with dance, pioneering the art form of Kungfu dance. It has cultivated a galaxy of film and television talents such as Shi Xiaolong, Shi Xiaohu, Jiang Luxia, Wang Xiaolong, Kang Jiaqi, Meng Yansen, Qiu Kui and Mei Zhiyong, who have participated in over 200 film and television productions.
The competitive training team gathers the elite students of the academy. Over the years, they have competed nationwide and won more than 10,000 medals in high-level competitions. A great number of top athletes renowned at home and abroad have emerged, including Chen Baotang, Huang Zhiwu, Li Junlu, Wang Shiying, Wang Mawan, Ding Feng, Qiao Hongliang and Zhang Zucai.
“Shaolin, Shaolin…” – the classic theme song of the film Shaolin Temple, popular since the 1980s and widely sung to this day, resounds powerfully across China. The time-honored Shaolin Temple fascinates countless Kungfu lovers with its eternal charm.
At the foot of the profound Songshan Mountain, numerous Kungfu academies have thrived. The profound Shaolin Kungfu continues to create wonderful legends for the world.
Among all Kungfu academies, one stands extraordinary and outstanding – Shaolin Xiaolong Kungfu Academy in Dengfeng.
Shaolin Xiaolong Kungfu Academy is like a melting pot, tempering every student into a refined and resilient talent. It is like a vast blue sky, where young people can pursue dreams and reach great heights.
I am a member of Shaolin Xiaolong Kungfu Academy. I solemnly swear:
I will strictly abide by school regulations, safeguard the academy’s honor, uphold courtesy and integrity, behave with civility, study and train diligently, strive for progress, aspire to succeed, and repay the society.
This is the resolute oath and sincere voice of all students at Shaolin Xiaolong Kungfu Academy.
Gathering heroic spirit of China ,
Inspiring the Zen and Kungfu sentiment of Shaolin.
A new generation of rising stars soars skyward,
Standing proudly between heaven and earth.
Shaolin Xiaolong Kungfu Academy – The Cradle of Kungfu Champions;
Shaolin Xiaolong Kungfu Academy – The Cradle of Film and Television Stars.
Connotation of the Name "Shaolin Xiaolong Kungfu Academy "
The full name of the school is Dengfeng Shaolin Xiaolong Kungfu Academy. Its name inherits the heritage of Shaolin culture, carries the influence of classic brand IP, and embodies the aspiration of talent cultivation, integrating traditional culture, brand value and educational philosophy.
Shaolin: Cultural Origin and Orthodox Inheritance
Located in the Shaolin Wushu Town of Songshan Mountain, Dengfeng, Henan Province, the school is close to Shaolin Temple. Co-founded by the Shaolin Village Committee and Shaolin Temple, it is one of the earliest professional Shaolin Kungfu colleges in China.
The prefix Shaolin defines its identity as an authentic inheritor of Shaolin Kung Fu, carrying the cultural essence of “the unity of Zen and Martial Arts”, distinguishing it from ordinary Shaolin Kungfu schools.
Xiaolong: Brand Symbol, Spirit and Educational Metaphor
Origin of Xiaolong
Originally founded in 1980 as Songshan Shaolin Wushu School, it was renamed Shaolin Shi Xiaolong Wushu Academy in 2001, and simplified to Shaolin Xiaolong Kungfu Academy in 2019.
Xiaolong derives from the stage name of Master Shi Xiaolong, a famous Kung Fu child star and honorary principal of the school. He is an iconic symbol of the youth and international spread of Shaolin Kung Fu. Naming after him pays tribute to the representative Kung Fu celebrity and builds the school’s reputation as a cradle of Kung Fu stars.
Cultural Implication of "Dragon"
The dragon is the totem of the Chinese nation, symbolizing fortitude, courage, integrity and righteousness, which fits the spiritual core of Shaolin Kungfu: building physical fitness and upholding justice.
Xiaolong (Little Dragon) implies young learners as hidden dragons with unlimited potential, destined to rise and thrive, reflecting the school’s mission to cultivate outstanding teenage talents.
The combination of Shaolin (Zen) and Dragon (Martial Arts) interprets the philosophy of cultivating both Zen and Shaolin Kungfu with noble integrity.
Kungfu Academy: School Orientation and Educational Mission
It defines the school’s featured schooling mode of valuing both Shaolin Kungfu and academic education, arranging half-day cultural courses and half-day martial arts training to nurture all-round talents.
As a formal educational institution, it provides academic education from primary to technical secondary school, professional Shaolin Kungfu training and film and television talent cultivation, functioning as a comprehensive Shaolin Kungfu education group.
Summary of Overall Connotation
- Rooted in Shaolin: Inheriting authentic Shaolin Zen and Shaolin Kungfu culture with pure heritage;
- Inspired by Xiaolong: Empowered by celebrity brand metaphorizing young vitality and integrity;
- Committed to All-round Education: Cultivating virtuous, talented and well-rounded talents, and promoting the spirit of Shaolin Kungfu.