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In Southern Chinese folklore , the Five Elders of Shaolin , also known as the Five Generals are the survivors of one of the destructions of the Shaolin temple by the Qing Dynasty , variously said to have taken place in 1647 , in 1674 or in 1732 .. Chinese. China. Shaolin temple. Shaolin Monastery. Qing Dynasty. Qing Dynasty. The original Shaolin Monastery was built on the north side of Shaoshi Mountain , the central peak of Mount Song , one of the Sacred Mountains of China , located in the Henan Province , by Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty in 477 .. Shaoshi Mountain. Shaoshi Mountain. Henan Province. Henan Province. At various times throughout history , the monastery has been destroyed -LRB- burned down -RRB- for political reasons , and rebuilt many times .. A number of traditions also make reference to a Southern Shaolin Monastery located in Fujian province .. Associated with stories of the supposed burning of Shaolin by the Qing government and with the tales of the Five Elders , this temple , sometimes known by the name Changlin , is often claimed to have been either the target of Qing forces or a place of refuge for monks displaced by attacks on the original Shaolin Monastery .. Besides the debate over the historicity of the Qing-era destruction , it is currently unknown whether there was a true southern temple , with several locations in Fujian given as the location for the monastery .. Fujian does have a historic monastery called Changlin , and a monastery referred to as a `` Shaolin cloister '' has existed in Fuqing , Fujian , since the Song Dynasty , but whether these have an actual connection to the Henan monastery or a martial tradition is still unknown .