It is said that Shaolin is a branch of Buddhism, and the birthplace of Buddhism is India, so China's martial arts is the source.

"Shaolin is the best martial arts in the world" is a sentence in China's classical martial arts novels, and there is another sentence called "Shaolin Wudang is the best martial arts in the world". To put it bluntly, Shaolin Temple is a temple, a Buddhism introduced from India to Middle-earth. It belongs to a branch of Zen. The reason why Shaolin monks practice martial arts is to protect their property, monks and temples. A little physical strength. Maybe there was no intention to promote and develop China Wushu at first. So I think China's martial arts originated in China, and its function is self-defense and fitness. Don't confuse martial arts novels with Buddhism.