Chinese and foreign monks harvest wheat at the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, Henan province, on June 21, 2018. The temple had planted 8 hectares of wheat. Planting and harvesting the crops are part of the Buddhist practices at the temple. [Photos: VCG]

Foreign monks harvest wheat at the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, Henan province, on June 21, 2018.

Monks harvest wheat at the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, Henan province, on June 21, 2018.

Monks harvest wheat at the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, Henan province, on June 21, 2018.

Monks harvest wheat at the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, Henan province, on Monks harvest wheat at the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, Henan province, on June 21, 2018.

A foreign student harvest wheat at the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, Henan province, on June 21, 2018.

A foreign student at Shaolin Temple harvests wheat as a form of Zen practice. (Photo: IC)