Generally speaking, it is managed by the National Buddhist Council. Part of their income is given to the council and they do not pay taxes. Moreover, they have their own organization, but their repairs are required by the government. Subsidy is not only provided by Shaolin, but also by temples across the country, and their abbots must go to the Buddhist graduate schools of the temples to be qualified. If there are any commercial activities, the legal representative is usually the abbot or supervisor. Elders in this field.

For example, the Shaolin Temple does not have its own martial arts school. It only relies on income from tourism. In fact, the income is not bad, after all, many people are eating.

The abbot of Shaolin Temple is named Shi Yongxin. He is currently the abbot of Shaolin Temple and vice president of the Buddhist Association of China, enjoying deputy ministerial status. When Putin went to the Shaolin Temple, Putin and the abbot sat in the middle, while the leaders of Henan Province sat on both sides because the abbot represented the master and Buddhism (religion).