On March 22, 2006, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Shaolin Temple, accompanied by Henan Provincial Secretary Xu Guangchun and Governor Li Chengyu. He was warmly welcome by the Abbot, General Drillmaster and other monks. President Putin said:“I have a good impression on the Shaolin These warrior monks are so painstaking and hardworking and they have so good martial arts. Their kungfu impresses on me very deeply. So good tradition of Chinese martial arts inherited by shaolin monks has meaning not only for Chinese people, but also for the whole world`s people.”

Russian President Putin's congratulatory letter to the Shaolin Temple(his two daugfhters studied Shaolin Kungfu and benefited a great deal)