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)
