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NBA Star Dwayne Wade Learns Kung Fu in China's Shaolin Temple

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(Photo : Getty Images) NBA player Dwyane Wade speaks onstage during the 2016 ESPYS at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California.

NBA star Dwyane Wade paid a visit to the Shaolin Temple, which is considered the cradle of Chinese Kung Fu, in central China and learned a kind of Shaolin Kung Fu on Tuesday.

After enjoying a Kung Fu show, Wade picked up some Kung Fu skills from a master after he was invited to the stage to learn a kind of Kung Fu technique called "Eagle Fist," which imitated actions of an eagle.

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Following the master, Wade copied the move, and the audience gave him a warm round of applause and cheers.

Central China's Zhengzhou is the basketball player's second stop on his 2016 Wade China Tour following Shanghai. The 34-year-old athlete is also scheduled to visit Shijizhuang in Hebei province and the country's capital Beijing.

The 12-time All-Star Wade is set to play in Chicago next season after 13 seasons with three-time NBA champion Miami Heat, according to Xinhua.

Wade is no stranger to China. Although reports revealed last May that he exited from the 2016 NBA Playoffs, he still released his "China Pack" sneakers that month. The "China Pack" pairs of Li-Ning Way of Wade 4s consist of one red colorway to represent Beijing and a black to represent Shanghai. Both pairs have printed insoles with maps of the cities.

Last year, Wade also introduced his new wine business with his own label called Wade during a fan tour across China. The Miami Heat star followed the footsteps of former Chinese basketball star Yao Ming, who gave up basketball in 2011 to become a wine maker in China.

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