請將下面這段話翻譯成英文：

　　少林功夫是河南登封少林寺信奉佛教文化的和 尚們練習的_種武術。少林寺，建于北魏太和期十九年，是少林功夫發展的文化 空間。少林功夫最初是佛教僧侶練習的，他們的職責是保護寺廟。 現在經過1500多年的發展，少林功夫已逐步發展成為一種完美技術 和豐富含義相融合的藝術，在全世界享有聲譽。

　　參考翻譯：

　　Shaolin Kungfu is a kind of martial arts practiced by monks under the special Buddhist culture of the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng City, Henan Province. The Shaolin Temple, built in the Nineteenth year of Taihe Period during the Northern Wei Dynasty, is a cultural space for the development of the Shaolin Kungfu. The Shaolin Kungfii, which is originally practiced by the Buddhist monks whose duties were to protect the temple, has been gradually developed into an art of perfect technology, abundant meanings and high reputation in the whole world after more than 1500 years of development.