‘I want to protect my family, so here I am’, says 9-year-old Shaolin monk | South China Morning Post

Ai Ke, a 9-year-old boy, came to Shaolin Temple in central China’s Henan province to learn martial arts. He said he wanted to protect his family and become a kung fu star in the future. The videos about him practising ‘iron head’ skills have taken Chinese media by storm.

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