During Shaolin kungfu's 1500-year history, it was developed in Shaolin Temple in Luoyang, Henan. The other Shaolin temple, located in Jixian, Tianjin, is the only northern Shaolin temple, which makes the kungfu developed there the Northern Shaolin style of kungfu, the most prominent traditional northern style of Chinese martial arts.The Northern Style features deeply extended postures – such as the horse, bow, drop, and dragon stances – connected by quick fluid transitions, able to quickly change the direction of the force. It exhibits a distinctively different flavor from the martial arts practiced in the south. In general, the training characteristics of Northern Style put more focus on legwork, kicking and acrobatics.