A SLICE OF DEATH / ABBOT OF SHAOLIN (1979) is another Shaw Bros. kung fu film with a Shaolin Tem le theme. David Chiang stars as the monk Chi San, who survives the burning of Shaolin Tem le and travels south to Kwangtung to raise money to re-build the tem le as forces loyal to the Ching Em eror follow in close ursuit. He meets a merchant in Kwangtung who becomes his atron and he develo s a grou of followers, including Hung Si Kwan, a familiar character from Shaolin lore. There are lots of good fight scenes and a well-written scri t with interesting encounters between the varied characters