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CHINA
QIGONG STUDY TOUR 2006
With Qigong Master Simon Blow
14th September to 30th September. 2006
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We arrive in Beijing the ancient capital,
view the Forbidden City and the other architectural wonders; walk along
the Great Wall of China, looking back into history. We visit the Xiyuan
Hospital which is the largest Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Hospital
in Beijing we tour the different department and talk to both Doctors and
patients. Beijing is also the venue for the 2008 Olympic Games. Each morning
there will be Qigong practise in the local parks and at mystical mountains,
it’s a beautiful way to start the day and to absorb the essence of
China. We travel by overnight train (first class sleepers) to the sacred
Wudang Mountains; Wudangshan stretches for three hundred km across Hubei
province in Central China, Simon Blow has lead many groups here and has
built a strong relationship with the Taoist Priests from the Purple Cloud
Monastery, which is nestled up high in the mountains. This is a spiritual
and mystical place, we will have meditation practice here with the monks
from the Monastery, the peace and energy gained will always be with you.
We continue our journey south to Guilin, we cruise the Li River gazing
at the mountain scenery which is renowned as the most beautiful in China.
Further to the southwest of China, Yunnan province, which boarders Tibet,
Burma, Laos and Vietnam. You will never forget the people, with their
amazing colourful costumes and spectacular dances. Kunming is the centre
of this area, and is called the “city of Eternal Spring”; this
is the area of the legendary Shangri La, go back into history as we tour
the ancient towns of Dali and Lijiang. Our journey then takes us to Guangzhou
(Canton) a large city near Hong Kong, here we can sample the famous culture,
food and shopping.
TRAVEL COSTS
Costs: in China US$1800, including all travel,
accommodation, all meals, tickets to attractions, cost of lectures Qigong
training etc). Flying Air China– airfare approx $1450
including visa fee, all airport taxes, including travel insurance. Total
approx AUD$4020.
Travel Agents: Airfare- Jiangsu China Travel Service Melbourne. Contact:
Director John Zhang Ph: (03) 9602 1698 China Portion - Trusty Travel Company,
Beijing.
Bookings: Simon Blow Ph (02) 9716 4696. Mobile 0421 815 254 Please send form to Simon with $200 non-refundable deposit, cheques made payable to ‘Jiangsu China Travel Service’ Simon Blow PO Box 446, Summer Hill NSW 2130, Australia. Email simon@simonblowqigong
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Itinerary
- slight changes may occur
Day 1 Depart Sydney Thursday 14th September 11.30am
(connecting flights from Melbourne etc) Arrive Beijing 11pm
Day 2 Visit the Xiyuan Hospital then after lunch
to the Forbidden City, a huge complex of such grandeur and splendour.
Its radiance has not dimmed in spite of being built six centuries ago.
The palace was constructed according the dream vision of a Ming Emperor.
Day 3 Bus to the Great
Wall. There will be plenty of time here to walk and view one of the ancient
wonders of the World.
Day 4 More sightseeing or would you like to
do some shopping? Board a train in the late afternoon to Wudang. We have
our dinner and breakfast in the dinning car.
Day 5 Arrive Wudang
around lunch-time and take the bus up the mountain.
Day 6 Morning Qigong
and meditation training, with the Grand Master. There are many magnificent
temples built with generous grants from the emperor to thank the Taoists
for their spiritual help. The scenery here is breathtaking.
Day 7 Morning Qigong
training with the Master, we catch the cable car to the Golden Summit
the highest peak and walk down the mountain path, about three hours
Day 8 Morning meditation,
then visiting an Organic tea farm. Afternoon train to Liuzhou
Day 9 Arrive Liuzhou,
and then 2 hour bus trip to the city of Guilin, Guilin is a beautiful
town by the Li River, which has magical mushroom shaped mountains like
from a fairy tale book.
Day 10 Spend the whole
day on a boat, sailing on the crystal clear water which mirrors the mountains,
bamboo groves and beautiful scenery a time to relax & enjoy!
Day 11 Morning flight
further south to Kunming, a city away from the hustle and bustle of modern
China. The sights to visit this day will be Dianchi Lake and Western Hill
Day 12 Bus journey
to the ancient town of Dali, once the most powerful centre over 1000 years
ago. The ethnic Bai people live here, who will warmly welcome you with
all their colourful charm and sincerity. Another beautiful facet of China.
Day 13 Sightseeing
in Dali
Day 14 Bus journey
to the ancient town of Lijiang, quaint, unique, with Chinese real old
world charm
Day 15 Bus journey
back to Kunming, spare time, then evening flight to Guangzhou, the great
modern city of South China, opposite Hong Kong.
Day 16 Guangzhou for
the day sightseeing, and shopping. Flying back to Australia in the evening.
Day 17 Arrive Saturday
30th September, Melbourne 6.30am and Sydney 9.30am.
