In the winter month of February, shortly after the Lunar New Year celebrations, the Shaolin cultural centres of Italy (Shaolin WusengItaly) and Switzerland (Shaolin Wenhua Switzerland) have conducted the annual winter Shaolin Chan and Kungfu retreat in the Italian mountains, to give students the opportunity to experience a few days away from normal life, in the quiet mood of nature and of Shaolin culture.

Master Shi Xing Mi and his disciple Shi Yong Feng helped the students participating to the retreat through intensive all-day lessons, which including Shaolin philosophy, meditation, qigong and Kungfu (in this occasion studying Xiao Luohan Quan).

The forty students who enthusiastically attended the retreat experienced Shaolin culture in the inspiring winter natural environment, leaving behind the stress of normal life and enjoying the opportunity for learning, reflecting, training and sharing ideas together, discovering the peace and energy of Shaolin wisdom.