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The movie tells of a young Shaolin monk named Chi Sing. He studies at
a temple that seems like its punishments are much too severe.
One day Chi is forced to fight and showed that he learned kung fu.
The monks find out and he is punished with a beating. Chi's teacher
begs for forgiveness and takes the beating for Chi.
Later on, the Shaolin temple is attacked by foreigners but the head
monk won't let anyone fight fearing that the temple will be destroyed.
After a few encounters Chi finally fights back against the foreigners
and drives them off, but instead of being rewarded the abbot orders
his tendons to be cut.
But before that happens a band of rebels save him and together with
Chin they rise up and fight the temple invaders and eventually come
out on top.