Abbot Shi Yongxin, the long-serving head of China’s iconic Shaolin Temple, has been officially removed from his position following serious allegations of embezzlement and misconduct. The Buddhist ...

China on Wednesday, July 30, dismissed the abbot of the iconic 1,500-year-old Shaolin Temple amid allegations of corruption, “sexual misconduct” and fathering illegitimate children and appointed a new ...

HONG KONG — The head of China’s famous Shaolin Temple has been defrocked as authorities investigate allegations of financial offenses and sexual misconduct. Shi Yongxin, the temple’s abbot since 1999, ...

Shi Yongxin, the abbot of the Shaolin temple, made famous by Kung Fu movies of Jet Li, Jackie Chan and others, is under criminal investigation on multiple issues, the Chinese temple and the nation's ...

Shi Yongxin, the abbot of the Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Shaolin kung fu, has been placed under investigation by multiple departments for the charge of criminal offenses, the temple said in a ...

On Tuesday morning, Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Shaolin kung fu, issued a statement refuting claims that its abbot, Shi Yongxin, has passed on his role to his son, Shi Zheng'en. Recently, some ...

China's famous Shaolin Temple announced on Sunday that its abbot is under investigation on suspicion of misappropriation and embezzlement of project funds and temple assets. Shi Yongxin is alleged to ...

Former Shaolin Temple abbot Shi Yongxin was arrested. Shi was removed in July for bad behaviour. Shi was accused of fathering children with multiple women. The former head of the Chinese temple known ...

Shi Yongxin, the abbot of Shaolin Temple. [Photo/China Daily] Shi Yongxin, the abbot of the Shaolin Temple in Henan province, is suspected of criminal offenses, including embezzling and ...