I was wandering around on the net today, and I stumbled across an excellent account of the history of the Shaolin temple and the Five Elders. It's not just factual, it's
better than factual. It fills in many gaps in the history of China, and it's also stored in the Library of Congress. Here it is:
http://www.ironpalm.com/VPhistory.html. Make sure you read the whole thing.*
*I don't claim that any of the above is actually true, except the part that says it's more fun to read than anything remotely true
