Shaolin Quan has spread widely across China. According to a rough estimate, there are more than 300 Shaolin Quan routines practised in China today. Well-known among these are Dahong Quan (Great Hong Boxing), Xiaohong Quan (Hong-clan Boxing), Luohan Quan (Arhat Boxing), Chaoyang Quan (Turn-to-the-Sun Boxing), Qinglong Chuhai Quan (Dragon-Raising-from-the-Sea Boxing), Babu Lianhuan Quan (Eight Step Interlocking Boxing), Jingang Quan (Buddha's Warrior Attendant's Boxing), Lianbu Quan (Chain-Step Boxing), Qixing Quan (Seven-Star Boxing), Meihua Quan (Plum-Blossom Boxing), and Pao Quan (Cannon Boxing).

Seven Star Boxing belongs to Small Frame styles of Shaolin Monastery; its rhymed formula says "walk like a chicken, keep your head like a monkey, move like a dragon, use opponent's power..." This form is an essential form in the Shaolin Fist series. It imitates the places of Big Dipper in the northern pole sky, embodying the integration of the human being and the heavens. While performing, the practitioner should often change his directions in accordance with Big Dipper. His will directs his movements, and he punches softly or hard as needed, using very little force to counter the enemy's hard attacks.