This week, the Hutong Education staff set out on a research trip to re-connect with our local partners in Henan and to expand the scope of our Shaolin: Kung Fu Kids program.

20 minutes walking distance from Emperor Yongzheng’s tomb in the Western Tombs is the small village of Fenghuang Tai (“Phoenix Platform”) Village. The air has an atmosphere of calm and serenity, clear and crisp yet heavy with the weight of peace that comes with death at rest in the proper place…