Shi Liliang, 33, a monk from Southern Shaolin Temple, walks before a trial performance of a special Chinese martial art stunt known in Chinese as Shuishangpiao or "running on water" at a reservoir on the outskirts of Quanzhou, Fujian province, October 22, 2009. Shi ran on the surface of a row of 1-centimetre-thick (0.39 inch) plywoods for 18 metres (59 feet), breaking his own record of 15 metres (49 feet) created several days ago, local media reported. Picture taken October 22, 2009. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 28 months ago

Shi Liliang, 33, a monk from Southern Shaolin Temple, walks before a trial performance of a special Chinese martial art stunt known in Chinese as Shuishangpiao or "running on water" at a reservoir on the outskirts of Quanzhou, Fujian province, October 22, 2009. Shi ran on the surface of a row of 1-centimetre-thick (0.39 inch) plywoods for 18 metres (59 feet), breaking his own record of 15 metres (49 feet) created several days ago, local media reported. Picture taken October 22, 2009.

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