{"id":134359,"date":"2025-08-11T22:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T22:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=134359"},"modified":"2025-08-11T22:00:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T22:00:16","slug":"shaolins-ceo-monk-scandal-may-prompt-overhaul-of-how-temples-are-run-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=134359","title":{"rendered":"Shaolin\u2019s \u2018CEO monk\u2019 scandal may prompt overhaul of how temples are run in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: China &#8211; South China Morning PostChina\u2019s fabled Shaolin Temple, nestled in forest at the foot of a holy mountain in Henan province, is known as the cradle of kung fu and Zen buddhism.<br \/>\nThe 1,500-year-old monastery is also at the centre of scandal as its long-time celebrity abbot Shi Yongxin is investigated over alleged financial offences and sexual misconduct.<br \/>\nTourists and disciples continue to stream through the temple gates in Dengfeng, taking photos, lighting incense, bowing reverently in prayer and watching energetic kung fu&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/politics\/article\/3321438\/shaolins-ceo-monk-scandal-may-prompt-overhaul-how-temples-are-run-china?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: China &#8211; South China Morning PostChina\u2019s fabled Shaolin Temple, nestled in forest at the foot of a holy mountain in Henan province, is known as the cradle of kung&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134359"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=134359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134359\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=134359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=134359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=134359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}