Looking for people from the people, Shaolin Temple was indeed rebuilt after the founding of the People's Republic of China, because after the war years, it was actually ruined, and there were really no monks in it. Later, after the government prepared to rebuild Shaolin Temple, someone proposed to collect people to find people. Go to the folk to collect all kinds of Wulin secrets and Buddhist scriptures, because many people in the folk may have better books than those in Shaolin Temple. People are also found from the people, and they have to know kung fu and are willing to become monks, such as the parents of Shi Yongxin, the abbot of Shaolin Temple.
As the largest martial arts school in ancient times, Shaolin Temple has the largest number of martial arts secrets in the world. Moreover, in ancient times, Shaolin Temple trained many Shaolin monks and disciples with martial arts. They all studied advanced martial arts in Shaolin Temple. Shaolin Temple is like a martial arts training institution. It trained a large number of martial arts talents for various dynasties at that time, so the position of ancient Shaolin Temple among the people and in the courts of various dynasties was very important.
The constantly evolving Shaolin Kung Fu should still be passed down in its birthplace, but Shaolin Kung Fu itself is also constantly evolving. No one can define which era and which technique is authentic. I think as long as Shaolin exists and has practical value, it is authentic. Imagine if two years ago, some Shaolin people absorbed the techniques of Muay Thai and boxing, combined with their martial arts, and developed a new technique with superior comprehensive fighting efficiency. How could it not be regarded as authentic Shaolin Kung Fu?