
Start Date: Friday, 15th May 2009 - End Date: Sunday, 31st May 2009;
Organized by: Chen Style Tai Chi Centre and cooperated by Zhangjiajie China Dream Travel Ltd.
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This is a teaching and practice course for Tai Chi Forms, Push Hands and Qigong exercises suitable for all levels of students. This course will provide you with an opportunity to practice in the Temple in the Nanyue Mountains , Hunan Province , China , and will be attended by students from other European countries. The accommodation,Qigong and Tai Chi training will be based in a luxury 4 star hotel except staying in the Temple . The price is £1590.00 per person, all inclusive (details shawn as below).
The detailed arrangements will be discussed on the first day of the trip in China and everybody will have the opportunity to express their preferences. Also anybody who is going to join the trip can express their opinion regarding the trip arrangements to the Centre in advance.
Senior Instructor: Master Liming Yue
Guest Masters and additional activities in China:
Healing Qigong - Grandmaster Li Zhiyi (additional 15 hours training at £150.00 per person pay directly to Tianmenshan Daoism Centre)
Meditation - Abbot Shi Huaiheng and Shi Huaiquan (included in the price)
Hard Qigong - Grandmaster Long Jiaxiong (to be arranged upon request)
Blessing ceremony in the Temple for family and friend - £50.00 per person directly pay to the temple
China Trip - Qigong and Tai Chi Training and Sightseeing - This 17 day trip is open to all Tai Chi students and friends to develop a greater understanding of this wonderful art with some of the highest level masters in China. It will include visiting many of the incredible attractions, such as Beijing, Nanyue Temple, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. Please ask the Centre for a leaflet containing further information.
(This is just a proposal for the Trip and the final itinerary will be confirmed upon your arrival in China in May 2009, everybody who is going to take part on the trip are very welcome to express your own opinions)
Date |
Activities |
Where to stay |
Day 1 - 15th Friday |
Take flight to Beijing |
On the plane |
day 2 - 16th Saturday |
Arrival in Beijing in the morning at 9:30am, sort out a Chinese mobile phone sim card and exchange some Chinese currency in the airport then relax and have a rest in the hotel. |
China People's Palace Hotel (4 star) |
day 3 - 17th Sunday |
Sightseeing and shopping in Beijing |
China People's Palace Hotel (4 star) |
day 4 - 18th Monday |
Sightseeing and shopping in Beijing |
Take overnight train from Beijing to Changsha |
Day 5 - 19th Tuesday |
Arrival Changsha at 9:30am then take coach to Nanyue Mountain and stay in the Temple. Have a rest in the afternoon. Evening Qigong meditation with Master Liming Yue and the monks from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. |
Dashan Temple 3 people sharing a room with shower and toilet |
Day 6 - 20th Wednesday |
Morning Blessing ceremony from 8:00am to 11am (£50 per person), asking questions with monks after lunch break. It is also a good opportunity to buy things from the temple in the afternoon or visit the top of mountain. 7:00pm to 9:00pm meditation in the Temple |
Dashan Temple 3 people sharing a room with shower and toilet |
Day 7 - 21st Thursday |
Morning chanting with Monks in the temple at 4:00am then it is a good opportunity for people who are interested in becoming buddhism followers in the morning. Additional special blessing ceremony for relatives and friends who has dead to be arranged in the afternoon (£50.00 per person). |
Dashan Temple 3 people sharing a room with shower and toilet |
Day 8 - 22nd Friday |
then take coach to Zhangjiajie National Forest Park at 9:30am and arrival at 4:00pm. Check in the hotel then have a dinner at 6:00pm. Healing Qigong introduction with Grandmaster Li Zhiyi in the evening from 8:00pm to 10:00pm (free). |
Gezihua Hotel (5 star) |
Day 9 - 23rd Saturday |
Tai Chi traing with Master Liming Yue from 7:00am to 8:30am; Visit the Forest Park in the morning at 9:30am to 5:00pm Opptional acitivity in the evening: Xiangxi Attractive Performance at 8:00pm, cost £20.00 per person. |
Gezihua Hotel (5 star) |
Day 10 - 24th Sunday |
Tai Chi traing with Master Liming Yue from 10:00am to 12:00noon; Qigong School visit and meeting with Hard Qigong - Grandmaster Long Jiaxiong and local Tai Chi practitioners in the afternoon. Additional training with Grandmaster Li Zhiyi from 8:00 pm to 11:00pm (£30.00). |
Gezihua Hotel (5 star) |
Day 11 - 25th Monday |
Tai Chi traing with Master Liming Yue from 7:00am to 8:30am; Visit Baofeng Lake, Yellow cave during the day and have a countryside lunch in a local family house. Additional Qigong training with Grandmaster Li Zhiyi in the evening from 8:00pm to 11:00pm (£30.00); |
Gezihua Hotel (5 star) |
Day 12 - 26th Tuesday |
Visit Tian Mengshan mountain during the day Additional Qigong training with Grandmaster Li Zhiyi in the evening from 8:00pm to 11:00pm (£30.00); |
Gezihua Hotel (5 star) |
Day 13 - 27th Wednesday |
Tai Chi traing with Master Liming Yue from 7:00am to 8:30am; Additional Qigong training with Grandmaster Li Zhiyi all day and evening from 10:00am to 1:00pm and 8:00pm to 11:00pm (£60.00); Additional sightseeing for people who don't train to be arranged. |
Gezihua Hotel (5 star) |
Day 14 - 28th Thursday |
Tai Chi traing with Master Liming Yue from 7:00am to 8:30am; Preparation and own practicing for the Indoor Student Acceptance and Coding Ceremony during the day. The ceremony will take place from 8:00pm to 12:00pm (only open to people who has been accepted as an indoor student by Grandmaster Li Zhiyi, please contact Master Liming Yue for the fee information) . |
Gezihua Hotel (5 star) |
Day 15 - 29th Friday |
Take coach to Xiangtan city at 1pm and arrival at 6pm Wellfare party night |
Huadu Hotel (4 star) |
Day 16 - 30th Saturday |
Take flight to Shanghai at 6pm and arrival in Shanghai airport at 7:50pm. Fly back to the UK at 11:00pm. |
On the airplane |
Day 17 - 31st Sunday |
Arrive in the UK. |
Arrival home |
Note: All hotels are 4/5 star standard with luxury facilities (except stay in the temple). detailed trip itinerary and leaflet is available on request at the Centre.
Please click here for trip booking form and click here to download visa application form!
The Terms and Conditions have been changed since last China trip, for the details please read the information below:
Reservations can be made by completing the booking form and sending it together with the £600 payment of deposit, administration charge and flight resevation fee. Everybody who wishes to take part in the trip must provide their own valid travel insurance to cover the trip by end of April 2009.
The price for the trip is £1,590 (all inclusive). An initial payment of £600 is required to secure a place. The final balanceis £990. Late booking charge is £100 (this is to cover the additional cost of making late flight and accommodation bookings). Single supplement fee is £325.00 per person if applicable (subject to the availability).
An initial payment of £600 is a non-refundable deposit, administration charge and flight reservation, and it is required upon reservation. Final balance of £990 should be paid in full by end of March 2009. Bookings made after the end of March 2009 requires full payment at the time of booking, plus a £100 surcharge.
Total Payment for the trip includes: Tuition fees for the training with Master Liming Yue, breakfast, main meals (excluding drinks and snack), accommodation, training insurance (subject to individual's health condition and ages), all transportation (excluding the cable car at the tourism, taxis air-tickets and airport tax,) and admission fees to all tourist attractions arranged by the group in China. Travel insurance and visa applications are at your own cost and should be arranged by yourself.
Clients who make cancellation on any confirmed bookings will be liable for the following cancellation charges based on the time when we receive the notice of cancellation in writing.
A. Once booked the trip and cancelled 61 days prior to the departure date, the deposit of £600 is non-refundable.
B. 31-60 days prior to departure date -50% of total cost.
C. 3-30 days prior to departure date -75% of total cost.
C. 3 days or less prior to departure date - 100% of total cost.
If, after acceptance of the booking, the customer alters the confirmed arrangements, an amendment fee of £100 per person plus any communication charges may be charged. If major alteration is required, the booking may be treated as a cancellation to which cancellation charges will apply.
We reserve the right to cancel or alter holiday arrangements at any time up to and including the departure date. Full refund of all monies will be made in the event of cancellation. Cancellations will be notified to clients without reasonable delay.
As part of the China Trip package the Chen Style Tai Chi Centre will complete all visa application procedures on behalf of the client who residents in the UK (fee is NOT covered). However all clients are themselves responsible for ensuring that they are in possession of a valid passport and applicable visa at all times and places during the journey. Refunds or endorsement can not be claimed by clients who are rejected by local immigration for any reason.
As part of the China Trip Package the Chen Style Tai Chi Centre will arrange standard insurance to cover all the training abroad for all clients. However the Chen Style Tai Chi Centre acts only in the capacity of Agent for the clients in all arrangements. Expressly the Chen Style Tai Chi Centre shall not be liable for any injury, death, accident, loss, damage, or irregularity which may be occasioned by neglect or default of any other company, or additional expenses due to delays or changes in flights, trains, coaches or other services, or because of strike, war, sickness, weather, quarantine or other causes.