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☆ Steve McCurry’s photo of Shaolin monks training captures their incredible acrobatics
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Amy Gunia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

A young Shaolin monk runs horizontally across a wall, intense concentration, and perhaps a hint of astonishment, visible in his face. Four other trainees at a martial arts academy near the Shaolin Temple in China’s Henan province lounge nonchalantly, seemingly unaware of the gravity-defying action taking place above their heads. “There’s this high-level action,” photographer Steve McCurry told CNN of the photo’s composition in a video call from his home in Philadelphia. The Shaolin Temple – which was founded in AD 495 on the slopes of the sacred Mount Song – is said to be the home of Chan Buddhism. Today, Shaolin kung fu is widely known, and the monks’ feats in athleticism have been emulated in popular movies.

Persons: Steve McCurry, ’, doesn’t, McCurry, –, ”, Jeremy Horner, LightRocket, It’s, “ Organizations: CNN, Jet, Pennsylvania State University, Geographic, Shaolin Locations: Shaolin, China’s Henan, Philadelphia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Soviet, Peshawar, Niger, India, Pennsylvania, Dengfeng, Zhengzhou

☆ ‘One Piece’ Creator Hopes to Defy ‘a History of Failure’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Charles Solomon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When I first started, I didn’t think there was any point in drawing a manga that could be remade in live-action. I realized times had changed, and there was technology available that could make a live-action “One Piece” happen. Various manga had been made into live action, but there was a history of failure; no one in Japan could name a successful example. Would fans of “One Piece” — and viewers who don’t know the manga — accept it? Thankfully, Netflix agreed that they wouldn’t go out with the show until I agreed it was satisfactory.

Persons: Luffy, ” Organizations: Shell, Netflix Locations: Japan

☆ Restaurant Review: A Postcard to Chinatown, Mailed from the Lower East Side
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Pete Wells | More About Pete Wells | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Potluck Club opened last summer on Chrystie Street on the Lower East Side — outside the old boundaries of Chinatown, in an area where younger Chinese businesses sidle up against tattoo parlors, oyster bars and candlelit cocktail lounges with disguised speakeasy entrances. Given all the threats facing Chinatown, Potluck Club could have come across as sentimental or wistful, but it’s not. It isn’t a great restaurant, but it knows how to have a good time. Just past that is a display of movie posters from the golden age of Hong Kong and Taiwanese cinema. A mural celebrates “Shaolin Popey,” the 1994 slapstick martial arts movie featuring two ass-kicking boy monks.

Persons: it’s, Shaw Organizations: Potluck Locations: Chinatown, Hong Kong

☆ China's answer to ChatGPT? Baidu shares tumble as it unveils Ernie Bot
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Eduardo Baptista | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"For sure we cannot say that it's perfect," said Baidu CEO Robin Li, presenting Ernie Bot. But the limited presentation of Ernie Bot, restricted to brief, pre-recorded videos, failed to match market hopes and Baidu's Hong Kong-listed shares in the firm tumbled as much as 10% before clawing back some ground. Starting Thursday, Ernie Bot will be open to an initial group of users with invitation codes, and companies can apply to embed the bot into their products via Baidu's cloud platform. "Ernie Bot is not a tool of confrontation between China and the United States," he said. Chinese state media outlets and a Shaolin temple were among the first sign-ups to become Ernie Bot partners.

☆ From state media to a Shaolin temple, Baidu's ChatGPT-style bot sees partner rush
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BEIJING, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Chinese organisations, from state media to a Shaolin temple, said on Tuesday they have signed partnerships with Baidu's ChatGPT-style project, ahead of an expected launch next month. The Chinese search engine giant (9888.HK) last week announced that it would complete internal testing of its “Ernie Bot" in March. China's Shaolin Temple, the cradle of Chinese kung fu, said in a statement it would work with Baidu to integrate Ernie into its operations with the purpose of creating an AI-driven content environment. Over a dozen Chinese media outlets also said they had entered tie-ups with Baidu, including the state-owned Shanghai Securities Journal. Baidu's banking joint venture with CITIC (601998.SS), as well as its electric vehicle arm Jidu Auto, also said on Tuesday they would integrate Ernie into their operations.

☆ Incendiu la o școală de arte marțiale din China; Cel puțin 18 morți, dintre care majoritatea copii
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-25 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: AFPIncendiu la o școală de arte marțiale din China; Cel puțin 18 morți, dintre care majoritatea copiiOptsprezece persoane şi-au pierdut viaţa şi 16 au fost rănite în noaptea de joi spre vineri într-un incendiu izbucnit la o şcoală de arte marţiale din centrul Chinei. Incendiul a izbucnit noaptea când 34 de rezidenţi se aflau la primul etaj al şcolii, situată în provincia Henan. Directorul şcolii a fost arestat, potrivit unui comunicat al autorităţilor din comitatul Zhecheng, unde se află şcoala (la circa 700 de km sud de Beijing). Autorităţile au declarat vineri dimineaţă că incendiul a fost stins, scrie realitatea.netIncidentul a provocat o vie emoţie pe reţelele de socializare, unde internauţii au cerut o înăsprire a normelor de siguranţă împotriva incendiilor. În Henan se află numeroase şcoli de arte marţiale, dintre care multe sunt situate lângă Templul Shaolin, renumit pentru călugării săi războinici.

Persons: Autorităţile Locations: China, Chinei, Henan, Zhecheng, Beijing

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