Shaolin monks practice martial arts at the Pagoda Forest of the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, Central China's Henan Province.

(CNN)-- China's carefully managed international media tour of Tibet's capital ran into a public-relations roadblock Thursday -- a protest by screaming Buddhist monks at a holy shrine. Beijing ...

One of the sweeteners the company uses is monk fruit, which is primarily grown in China’s Guangxi Province. The fruit, which acts as a natural zero-calorie sweetener, has several specific ...

The monk fruit is also known as luo han guo or “Buddha fruit.” It’s a small, round fruit grown in Southeast Asia. This fruit has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine ...

A former maths genius who grabbed public attention in China last year for returning to secular life after years as a practising monk is in the spotlight again after becoming married. Liu Zhiyu won ...

This sweetener is derived from pure monk fruit (or luo han guo), which is an ancient Chinese fruit that research suggests helps avoid spikes in blood sugar and inflammation. While this sweetener ...