Shaolin "Real Kung Fu" meets Giant Thyroid Brother: From "Fake Bald Head" to "Real Disciple", Henan Culture and Tourism added lessons overnight
People's Daily Online, Zhengzhou, March 29 (Reporter Wang Zhanlong)
At 14:00 on March 28, outside the gate of Shaolin Temple, a black guy with a "fake bald head" clasped his hands together and knelt down - Giant Thyroid Brother became his disciple. Netizens joked: "Black Wukong mistakenly entered the Little Leiyin Temple."
But the real surprise is behind. The Henan Cultural and Tourism Bureau learned that he was only arranged to experience the martial arts school, and coordinated overnight for the 34th generation Shaolin monk Shi Yandian to come out. The "real master" brought a real wooden fish and a real stick to start one-on-one teaching in the practice room. The first move was "Arhat subduing the dragon". The master swung the stick and the hyperthyroid brother fell on his butt. The live camera captured his "pain mask" and the barrage was in unison: "It's pain, but it's life!" The master's English golden sentence instantly went viral.
Two hours later, the hyperthyroid brother was able to complete a set of simplified Shaolin sticks. The master nodded: "You have Shaolin heart." The number of people online in the live broadcast room exceeded 9.5 million at the same time, and overseas netizens left a message: "China is not only Great Wall, it's also great kung fu."
In the evening, the Shaolin Temple scenic area announced that starting from March 30, a "hyperthyroid brother experience class" will be added every day, with a limit of 20 Chinese and foreign tourists, and the monks will personally teach three types of Shaolin sticks. The "Shaolin One-Day Disciple" product was launched on the Fliggy platform at the same time, and the weekly quota was sold out within 1 hour of its launch.
At 9 o'clock in the evening, Brother Kangjia visited Songshan Mountain at night to perform "Zen Shaolin Music Festival". The 270° rotating auditorium and 880 stage lights stunned him. After the performance, he rushed to the stage to take a photo with the actors and shouted in the Chinese he had just learned: "Shaolin, Chinese!" The short video was played on TikTok for more than 30 million times in 48 hours, and the official account of Shaolin Temple gained 1.2 million followers.
According to statistics from the Henan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, from March 28 to 31, the number of foreign tourists received by the Songshan Shaolin Scenic Area increased by 420% year-on-year, among which the number of tourists from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Brazil increased the most. The Zhengzhou Airport Border Inspection Station stated that 3 new English channels were added during the peak entry period to ensure that "Kung Fu fans" can pass through customs quickly.
