12th Wudang Mountain Taiji International Summer Camp
Spotlights
Wudang Mountain, as the birthplace of Chinese Kungfu, is a good place for Kungfu fans to learn Taiji and experience traditional Chinese culture.
Children from all over the world would like to get together, learning through Taiji and Chinese traditional arts to acquire the balance between nature and human, and playing interesting games to explore Eastern world. It is not only a don’t-miss chance for children to improve the capacity to interact with the world but also a stage to broaden their horizon as international citizen!
Time:
First session: July 11th to July 16th, 2016
Second session: August 8th to August 13th, 2016
Place:
Wudang Mountain Scenic Area
Number of participants:
Maximum 60 each session
60 participants will be divided into 2 groups. Each group is accompanied by a Chinese teacher, a foreign teacher, an assistant, and a doctor.
Day 1 Check-in & opening ceremony
08:30 - 09:00 Summer camp check in
09:00-10:30 Opening ceremony
13:00-18:00 After lunch, take a bus ride to the Prince Slope scenic area, where used to be the place Prince Zhenwu taught Daoism. After hearing the story of Prince Zhenwu, campers will set up their own goals and write down their plan during summer camp.
18:00-19:00 Hotel check-in after dinner.
19:30-20:30 Meet with the teachers, self-introduction and team-building.
Meals: lunch and dinner
Accommodation: hotel in the Wudang Mountain Scenic Area
Day 2 Become a learner of Taiji
07:30-08:00 Breakfast
08:30-10:30 Take part in the ceremony and become a Taiji learner. Practice Taiji Cloud Hands.
10:30-11:00 Have fun with games and songs.
11:30-12:30 Lunch
12:40-14:00 Rest
14:30-15:30 Do housework and laundry
16:00-17:30 Listen to the tutor explaining classical stories of Daoism and Confucianism and learn to play Guqin in the Cloud and Water Hall.
Then, visit the Prince Rock to interview the ‘immortal grandfather’ Jia, and learn how to keep harmony between nature and human.
18:00-19:00 Dinner
19:30-20:30 Have leisure time with foreign teacher.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: hotel in the Wudang Mountain Scenic Area
Day 3 Explore the mystery of the South Cliff
07:30-08:00 Breakfast
08:30-10:00 Practice Taiji Nine Postures
10:00-12:00 Play puzzle games under the guidance of the foreign teacher
12:00-12:30 Lunch
12:40-14:00 Rest
14:30-15:30 Do housework and laundry
16:00-17:30 Visit the amazing South Cliff Palace, and walk through the beautiful South Cliff corridor to admire the presence of the old buildings and the magnificent work of nature.
18:00-19:00 Dinner.
19:30-20:30 Review Taiji lessons
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: hotel in the Wudang Mountain Scenic Area
Day 4 Climb up to the Golden Summit
06:30-07:00 Breakfast
07:30-11:00 Climb up to the Golden Summit. Visit the Plum Memorial Temple, the Little Wudang, the Yellow Dragon's cave, and the Looking Skyward Palace along the way.
11:30-12:30 Enjoy a vegetarian diet on the Golden Summit.
13:00-14:30 Explore the scenic area around the Golden Summit.
14:50-15:30 take a cable car down from the mountain and visit the Eight Immortals Temple and tea plantations.
17:10-18:00 Rest
18:30-19:30 Dinner
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: hotel in the Wudang Mountain Scenic Area
Day 5 Visit the Care Free Valley and Learn Chinese poems
06:30-07:00 check out
07:10-07:30 Breakfast
08:00-09:00 Visit the Care Free Valley, one of the most beautiful attractions in Wudang Mountain.
09:10-10:40 Practice Taiji Nine Postures in the Care Free valley
11:00-12:00 Learn songs with foreign teacher
12:10-13:30 Have lunch at the farm house
14:00-17:00 Take a bus ride to the Mill's Needle Well, appreciate famous painting and learn Chinese poems.
17:30-18:00 Take bus down the mountain
18:30-19:30 Dinner
20:00-21:00 rehearse the performances for the closing ceremony.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: hotel at the foot of Wudang Mountain
Day 6 Closing ceremony
Price upon request
Fee Includes:
1. Hotel: 5 nights’ accommodation on twin-room sharing basis
2. Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner as listed (10 people each table, 8 dishes and 1 soup)
3. Entrance ticket: the entrance tickets for the scenic area and a one-way cable car ticket.
4. One Taiji outfit, one traditional shirt, and one souvenir CD with camp photos.