On Sun, 23 Nov 1997, Arion Wong wrote:

A.J. Woo wrote:

1)  who's Ironfist Chinmi?

Set in China (nearing he Opium War, but no date was given), Chinmi is an
orphaned boy living with his elder sister. He caught the attention of a
wandering kung-fu teacher who took him into Shaolin Temple. In the
course of his adventures (so far), he has learnt the various styles of
Chinese Kung Fu (Pointed Fist, Chi Manipulation, Zen...) and helped a
lot of people in his way. He also has a pet monkey, Gokuwa. The manga
(I'm not sure if there is an anime series) is a light-hearted one,
action-packed but with moments of humour as well.

	Yes, there's an anime.  It is quite similar to the anime, but 
downplays Chinmi's drinking, and has a "kunoichi" style little girl who 
lives near the temple and admires him.  Also, the role of the fellow 
students is beefed up.  It ends with his graduation from the temple.

SKJAM!