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China's 'Birthplace Of Kung Fu' Hopes To Lure CEOs For Meditation Training

China's Shaolin Temple Hopes To Lure CEOs For Meditation Training
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DENGFENG, CHINA - AUGUST 15: (CHINA OUT) A monk practices kung fu at the Shaolin Temple on the Songshan Mountain on August 15, 2009 in Dengfeng of Henan Province, China. Shaolin Temple, built in AD 495 in the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420-581) and located in the Songshan Mountain area, is the birthplace of Shaolin Kung Fu. Shaolin Kung Fu, with its incredible strength, vitality and flexibility, is expecting to be included in the UNESCO intangible heritage list. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)
DENGFENG, CHINA - AUGUST 15: (CHINA OUT) A monk practices kung fu at the Shaolin Temple on the Songshan Mountain on August 15, 2009 in Dengfeng of Henan Province, China. Shaolin Temple, built in AD 495 in the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420-581) and located in the Songshan Mountain area, is the birthplace of Shaolin Kung Fu. Shaolin Kung Fu, with its incredible strength, vitality and flexibility, is expecting to be included in the UNESCO intangible heritage list. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

The ancient Shaolin Temple, perched on a leafy mountaintop in eastern China, is widely recognized as the birthplace of kung fu. For at least 1,500 years, its resident monks have preserved the physical and psychological training regimen of the legendary martial work. Now they’re trying to master commercial arts, too.

The temple is hiring a media director and social media editor, according to state-run Chinese newswire Xinhua. “The need arises from an internationalizing Shaolin,” a monk who works for the temple’s “Intangible Assets Management Center” told the newswire. The ideal candidate would be versed in China’s fast-growing social media platforms, especially Twitter (TWTR)-like Sina Weibo (SINA), as well as fluent in both Mandarin and English.

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