The abbot of Shaolin Temple, Shi Yongxin, gives a memento to
International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge during his
visit on Thursday to the temple on Songshan Mountain in central
Henan Province. Rogge was in China for the celebration of the
one-year countdown to the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and
invited all members of the IOC to come to China for the games.
International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge (second
from left) watches a martial art performance at Shaolin Temple in
central China's Henan province on Thursday, August 9,
2007.
International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge (center),
his wife (left) and the abbot of Shaolin Temple, Shi Yongxin, post
for photo at Shaolin Temple on Thursday, August 9, 2007.
(CRI.cn August 10, 2007)