Ping shares the same name as one of the panda monks and T'ai Fu was one of the insperations of Kung Fu Panda and made by the same company (DreamWorks).
Alan Oppenheimer and William Hootkins both in this game are the voice of Falkor the wise mentor, William played Falkor in this film with Jack Black who latter appeared in Kung Fu Panda which was inspired by T'ai Fu. and made by the same company (DreamWorks).