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Alexandra 2022-01-16 08:02:16

In fact, from all aspects, this is a good movie. The costumes, props, framing, and martial arts movements are all considered sophisticated, and it is a rare science and education film.
The film mainly explains the personal deeds of the monks of the Three Virtues and the institutional setup and management system of the Shaolin Temple in China in the middle of the seventeenth century.
As a rare reformist pioneer among the senior management of Shaolin Temple, the monk Sande, his invention of the three-section stick and the construction of the 36th room of Shaolin Temple have a significant impact on later generations. Since then, many films have quoted the trick of restraining double knives with three-section sticks. The stories of Shaolin's first lay disciples headed by Hong Xiguan and Fang Shiyu have also become the target of various films.

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The 36th Chamber of Shaolin quotes

  • San Te: I should have learned Kung-fu instead of ethics.

  • Senior monk: The wall may be low, but the Buddha is high.