Yu Yulin, who is 86-years-old and has won many awards, demonstrates Shihe Quan (Feeding crane Kung-fu) at the Third Southern Shaolin Martial Arts Festival in Putian City, Fujian Province on November 1, 2009.

Warrior monks wow audiences when a giant piece of rock was broken on a monk’s chest and a nail bed was laid under another monk’s back using qigong, during the Third Southern Shaolin Martial Arts Festival in Putian City, Fujian Province on November 1, 2009.

A warrior monk from the Southern Shaolin Temple balances himself on the top of a spear with his abdomen to show his qigong abilities at the Third Southern Shaolin Martial Arts Festival in Putian City, Fujian Province on November 1, 2009.

Warrior monks from the Southern Shaolin Temple demonstrate their kungfu skills at the Third Southern Shaolin Martial Arts Festival in Putian City, Fujian Province on November 1, 2009.

A warrior monk from the Southern Shaolin Temple has bricks broken on his head to show is qigong skills at the Third Southern Shaolin Martial Arts Festival in Putian City, Fujian Province on November 1, 2009.

A child monk poses as a pheasant standing on one foot on a stool on an adult monk's head at the Third Southern Shaolin Martial Arts Festival in Putian City, Fujian Province on November 1, 2009.