China Tour

From many experts’ point of view, Taijiquan is an ideal relaxation method for stress reduction. It is a kind of Chinese martial arts, which combines the deep abdominal breathing, body movement and relaxation. Taijiquan conjoins body, intellect and soul in a harmonious way. It regulates the breathing and it invigorates the cardiovascular and the nervous system. You will learn from a Taijiquan master and relax yourself in Yangshuo with its unforgettable karst landscape. The journey begins and ends in the metropolis Shanghai. In doing so, you can experience the large contrast between the bustle of the metropolis and the recreation during your sojourn in Yangshuo and Guilin both at the beginning and the end of the journey.

Itinerary:

Arrival in Shanghai and transfer to the hotel. At first, you will experience the colourful religious life in the Jade Buddha Temple (Yo Fo Si), with its 2 m Buddha statue made of one single piece of rare white Burmese jade. Then you will visit the Bund, the legendary waterfront along the Huangpu River with its European colonial architecture of the 1930's. In the end, you will stroll up the famous shopping street Nanjing Lu.

Transfer to the airport and fly to Guilin in the morning. The city is located romantically in the typical South Chinese karst cone landscape. After the arrival, you will visit the Reed Flute Cave (Ludiyan) with its impressing stalagmites and stalactites and the Fubo Hill. Where you can get a beautiful panorama of the city and the surrounding hills. In the evening, you will enjoy a foot reflex zones massage.

Transfer to the wharf outside the city by minibus in the morning. Go for a cruise on the picturesque Li River through the bizarre karst landscape to Yangshuo. It will last for about 4 hours. You can get the lunch on the boat. After the arrival in Yangshuo, you will walk within a few minutes to your hotel. The rest of the day is at your disposal. You can explore the impressing karst landscape by bicycle or make a round trip by electrical minibus through the villages, along rice fields and mountains. Overnight stay at the West Street Guesthouse in Yangshuo.
One suggestion for the evening: Impression Liu Sanjie, directed by the famous Chinese film director Zhang Yimou. He will be the leading director of the opening and closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The evening performance is a wonderful presentation of local dance and singing.

From today on, you will take part in the Taijiquan Course, which means every day two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon practicing Taijiquan with the master. Taijiquan consists of gentle movements, whose sequences have been taken from work-related tasks, movements of animals and martial arts. There, deep abdominal breathing, body movements and relaxation are combined together. By the use of concentration on the slow, soft and flowing body movements, body and soul will be harmonized. Taijiquan leads to a deliberate interaction with one’s own body and helps to become aware of one’s own attitude towards the handling of everyday life. But it is deployed mainly for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, diseases of the back, articular and muscular problems as well as for the fortification of the natural self-healing processes and the immune defence. The training program will be designed according to your abilities and knowledge.

Number of participants	Peak season	Single room extra charge	Shoulder season	Single room extra charge	book
2-5 pers.	965 USD	185 USD	900 USD	180 USD

Note:
-- Children less than 12 years old can be given discounts.
-- The hotels, trains and flights listed in the itinerary may be changed into the     ones of similar category if necessary.
-- The prices do not apply to the period of the Formula 1 racings in Shanghai    (25th Sep. – 5th Oct.  2006), the May Day Holiday (30th April. – 7th May) and     the National Day  Holiday (30th Sep. – 7th Oct.)
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