1987 converted to Shi Yongxin, the abbot of Songshan Shaolin Temple, and was named Yanwu, becoming the 34th generation kungfu successor of the authentic Shaolin Temple Cao Dong School. He is good at Shaolin traditional kungfu and Sanda, and has done a lot of research on Qigong health preservation, TCM traumatology and natural environment.
At the invitation of China Central Broadcasting Station, 1992 co-starred with Wu Xing Jet Li in the large-scale kung fu film "China Real Kung Fu".
Master Shi is currently the executive director of the International Wushu Federation, the invited coach of China Armed Police Corps, the head coach of Shaolin Temple, the president of Shaolin Wushu Research Association, the first-class referee of China Wushu, and a member of CPPCC in Zhumadian, China.