Dengfeng, Henan: Sacred Mountains, Kung Fu & Jin Yong's Martial Arts Legacy Located in the heart of China, Dengfeng is renowned as both a Sacred Mountain city and the World Capital of Kung Fu. It is home to the UNESCO-listed "Center of Heaven and Earth"monuments and the legendary Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Shaolin martial arts. For international visitors, Dengfeng is more than a destination - it is a gateway to 3,000 years of Chinese history, philosophy, religion, and martial arts. Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism converge here, and for fans of Jin Yong's wuxia novels, Shaolin Temple stands as the iconic "supreme sect" of the martial world, where legendary stories and real history come vividly together.