Today we travelled to Wei Bao Shan (Wei Bao Mountain), considered one of the major Taoist mountains in China. The drive took a couple of hours and we travelled on a newly built highway through the mountains. This region is home of the Yi people, who wear a distinctive green costume. They sometimes walk their [...]
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Today we started the formal classroom part of our program. We are teaching our group Qigong and Tai Chi every day and they are experiencing various traditional Chinese medicine treatments. But this trip is special in that we are also teaching them the theory behind the practices. We started with a lecture on the five [...] After lunch we visited a tie dye factory in Zhou Zheng, another small village in the Dali area. This is real tie dye. The patterns are very intricate. It takes days of labor to tie one garment. The factory makes their dye out of indigo leaves, which also happens to have medicinal properties. We harvested [...] This morning we visited the Xi Zhou market and walked through the village. Xi Zhou is located right outside of Dali, Yunnan Province, China. We browsed antique shops and tried traditional Xi Zhou pancakes – they are sort of like pizza without the cheese and very good. We got to see a little bit old [...] We journeyed through the Yunnan countryside as we headed for Dali and Xi Zhou. Scenic hills and valleys alternated like Yin and Yang to weave a brocade-like landscape.. Yunnan is suffering from a severe drought, the worst in 80-100 years. Normally the climate is more like a temperate rain forest; but even with drought, it [...] We flew to Kunming, Yunnan today. The early flight was worth it because we arrived in the City of Spring just in time for a nice hotpot lunch. After lunch we came across a small shop selling handmade Dongba paper. The paper is made of a special tree bark and roots. It will last more [...] Our group of adventurers started the day by practicing Qigong at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China. We taught the Eight Brocades and the Body Opening Exercises. The temple of Heaven is the site of the Emperor’s annual offering to Heaven for the good fortunes of the nation. While there we had the chance to [...] The Forbidden City was our next destination. Our group enjoyed walking though the very halls and courtyards where the Emperors of old China lived. At one time, such insolence would have gotten you and your entire family killed. Now you get to take pictures of the Emperor’s wedding bedchamber. After a delicious lunch we jumped in [...] Today was an action packed day. In the morning we enjoyed practicing Qigong in Jing Shan (Scenic Mountain) the park north of the Forbidden City. The parks in China are well used. Due to the density of the population, there’s not much open space at home, so many Chinese will use the parks for exercise. [...] It’s a gloomy, rainy day in Washington DC. But at least it is not cold and snowing a blizzard! A day like today is a blessing in many ways. It helps orient you inwards, which can make your training a little easier. It also provides a great opportunity to drink some hot tea and reflect. [...] |
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