The documentary series continues by capturing the clash between the austerity of a Chinese monastery and the modern world's market forces as it charts the progress of two paying students at the kung fu school run by Buddhist monk De Yang.
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Red for danger: two devotees from the Shaolin monastery in China train Under the Sun in the art of kung fu

Under the Sun 9.30pm BBC2

Kung fu has fuelled countless fictional films and TV series, but this is an insight into the real thing with some incredible demonstrations of inner strength. The Buddhist monks of the Shaolin monastery have practised kung fu for 1,500 years and this fascinating film shows the state of their martial art in contemporary China.
There is an impressive stillness about the master De Yang, who runs a thriving school for aspiring martial artists. We follow new students and a monk, Li Hong Kui, the master's would-be disciple.
This is a straightforward portrait showing the collision of Buddhism with market Communism. With its garden of pagodas and mythic status as the home of kung fu, the Shaolin monastery is one of China's top tourist attractions. Here, it seems Buddhism is acceptable to the authorities, as long as it pays its own way.