The first point, Shaolin Kung Fu also called Shaolin Wushu or simply Shaolin quan is believed to be the oldest institutionalized style of kung fu and is one of the most famous martial arts. , Shaolin Kung Fu originated and was developed in the Buddhist Shaolin temple in Songshan mountain, Henan province, China. During the 1500 years of the development of Shaolin Kung Fu, it became one of the biggest schools of kung fu with abundant contents and various barehanded and weapon styles.
The second part, Shaolin temple has two main legacies: Chan which refers to Chan Buddhism the religion of Shaolin and Quan which refers to the martial arts of Shaolin. In Shaolin these are not separate disciplines and monks have always pursued the philosophy of the unification of Chan and Quan In a deeper point of view Quan is considered part of Chan. As late Shaolin monk Suxi said in the last moments of his life "Shaolin is Chan not Quan." On the Quan side the contents are abundant. A usual classification of kung fu contents are: basic skills power skills and combat skills.
Finally, Besides a majority of other kung fu styles claim to have been created or inspired on the base of Shaolin Kung Fu. One Chinese saying is: "All martial arts under heaven arose out of Shaolin.