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Day 7, Thursday, April 22 (Xizhou) Today began at 8:00 AM in the courtyard where we started to learn Chen style Tai Chi, the original, style of Tai Chi. We also practiced the Eight Pieces of Brocade and our exercises. Behind us in the courtyard was a large backdrop of a wall with a fluted [...] Day 6, Wednesday, April 21 (Xizhou) We began the day before breakfast by practicing the Eight Pieces of Brocade in the courtyard at 8 AM. A bunch of government officials including, so we were told, the Governor of Yunnan Province, came to watch the Westerners who practiced Qigong and Tai Chi with an American Master and [...] Day 5, Tuesday, April 20 (Kunming to Xizhou) After our deep, long sleep, we ate breakfast at the buffet which offered the usual Chinese cabbage, fruit (tomatoes included), Chinese summer sausage (turkey? Tofu?), steamed buns filled with bean paste (I ate three), rice porridge with red rice mixed with white (congee). Sated, we boarded a [...] This morning we practiced Tai Chi and Qigong before our morning medical Qigong and certification lecture. The main activity today was a TCM diagnosis and treatment by professors from the local TCM University in Dali, China. They used traditional pulse, tongue and facial reading to diagnose everyone in the group. Afterwards, those who wished received acupuncture [...] 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 [...] |
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