Tai Chi & Qigong China Trip 2010 (19 days)

Start Date: Monday, 11th April 2010 - End Date: Thursday, 29th April 2010; (short stay is available by arrangement)

Organized by: Chen Style Tai Chi Centre and cooperated with China Health Qigong Association.

Please click here to booking online! and click here to view pictures of previous China Trip;

This is a teaching and practice course for Tai Chi Forms, Push Hands, Weapons and Qigong exercises suitable for all levels of students. This course will be attended by students from other European countries. The accommodation，Qigong and Tai Chi training will be based in a luxury 4 star hotel. The price is £1690.00 per person, all inclusive (details shawn as below).

The detailed arrangements will be discussed on the first day of the trip in China and everybody will have the opportunity to express their preferences. Also anybody who is going to join the trip can express their opinion regarding to the trip arrangements to the Centre in advance.

Senior Instructor: Master Liming Yue

Guest Masters and additional activities in China:

Healing Qigong (Shen Gong) training - Grandmaster Li Zhiyi (additional 12 hours training at £150.00 per person pay directly to Tianmenshan Daoism Centre)

Healing Qigong (Shen Gong) coding - Grandmaster Li Zhiyi (to be arranged upon request)

Five Animal and Ba Duan Jin Qigong - Senior Instructor from China National Qigong Team (to be arranged upon request)

Blessing Ceremony for family, friends and yourself in White Cloudy Temple in Beijing at 50.00 per person.

Training and visiting many of the incredible attractions

China Trip - Qigong and Tai Chi Training and Sightseeing - This 18 day trip is open to all Tai Chi students and friends to develop a greater understanding of this wonderful art with some of the highest level masters in China. It will include visiting many of the incredible attractions, such as Beijing, Xian and Zhangjiajie Forest Park. Please ask the Centre for a leaflet containing further information.

Trip Itinerary

(This is just a proposal for the Trip and the final itinerary will be confirmed upon your arrival in China in April 2010, everybody who is going to take part on the trip are very welcome to express your own opinions)

Date	Activities	Where to stay
Day 1 - 11th Sunday	Take flight to Beijng at 9pm	Airplane
Day 2 - 12th Monday	arrive Beijing in the evening	Beihuan Heyi Hotel (4 star)
day 3 - 13th Tuesday	Sightseeing in Beijing then take train to Xian in the evening at 6:30pm	on train
day 4 - 14th Wednesday	arrival Xian in the morning at 07:08am, sightseeing in the city	Dayan Hotel (4 star)
day 5 - 15th Thursday	Xian sightseeing	Dayan Hotel (4 star)
Day 6 - 16th Friday	take train to Zhangjiajie Forest Park, (K646/K647 5:06pm)	on train
Day 7 - 17th Saturday	arrive Changsha at 12:05pm then take coach to Zhangjiajie in the afternoon and relax during the evening	Weidi Hotel (4 star standard)
Day 8 - 18th Sunday	Additional Shen Gong training with Grandmaster Li Zhiyi from 9:30am to 12:30pm Lunch at 1:00pm Tai Chi and Qigong training with Master Liming Yue from 3:30pm to 5:30pm; Dinner at 7:00pm Own study and practice in the evening	Weidi Hotel (4 star standard)
Day 9 - 19th Monday	Same as previous day	Weidi Hotel (4 star standard)
Day 10 - 20th Tuesday	Same as previous day afternoon own sightseeing upon request	Weidi Hotel (4 star standard)
Day 11 - 21st Wednesday	Same as previous day	Weidi Hotel (4 star standard)
Day 12 - 22nd Thursday	own sightseeing in the morning upon request The indoor student acceptance ceremony will take place from 3pm to 5pm and coding will be in the evening from 8:00pm to 10:00pm (only open to people who has been accepted as an indoor student by Grandmaster Li Zhiyi, please contact Master Liming Yue for the fee information).	Weidi Hotel (4 star standard)
Day 13 - 23rd Friday	own sightseeing upon request	Weidi Hotel (4 star standard)
Day 14 - 24th Saturday	Take train to Beijing in the afternoon at 12:52pm	on train
Day 15 - 25th Sunday	arrive Beijing in the morning at 10:50am, visit Temple of Heaven and White Cloudy Temple (taoism) Additional Blessing Ceremony and meditation practice upon request.	Baihuan Heyi Hotel (4 star) in Beijing
Day 16 - 26th Monday	Take coach in the early morning to visit Great Wall and additional Qigong training in the evening	Baihuan Heyi Hotel (4 star) in Beijing
Day 17 - 27th Tuesday	additional Qigong training and grading all day	Baihuan Heyi Hotel (4 star) in Beijing
Day 18 - 28th Wednesday	sightseeing in Beijing - Summer Palace, Tian An Men Square and Forbiden City End of the Trip Fare Well Party in the evening	Baihuan Heyi Hotel (4 star) in Beijing
Day 19 - 29th Thursday	Take flight back to the UK in the morning and arrival home at the same day in the evening at 7pm	home

Note: All hotels are 4 star standard with luxury facilities. detailed trip itinerary and leaflet is available on request at the Centre.

Terms and Conditions

The Terms and Conditions have been changed since last China trip, for the details please read the information below:

Reservation ( application form )

Reservations can be made by completing the booking form and sending it together with the £600 payment of deposit, administration charge and flight resevation fee.

Payment and what is included ( to pay online! )

The price for the trip is £1,690 (all inclusive). An initial payment of £600 is required to secure a place. The final balanceis £1090. Late booking charge is £100 (this is to cover the additional cost of making late flight and accommodation bookings). Single supplement fee is £425.00 per person if applicable (subject to the availability).

An initial payment of £600 is a non-refundable deposit, administration charge and flight reservation, and it is required upon reservation. Final balance should be paid in full by end of Feburary 2010. Bookings made after the end of Feburary 2010 requires full payment at the time of booking, plus a £100 surcharge.

Total Payment for the trip includes: Tuition fees for the training with Master Liming Yue, breakfast, main meals (excluding drinks and snack), accommodation, training insurance (subject to individual's health condition and ages), all transportation, air-tickets, airport tax and admission fees to all tourist attractions arranged by the trip in China.

What is not included: Travel insurance and visa applications are at your own cost and should be arranged by yourself. Everybody who wishes to take part in the trip must provide their own valid travel insurance and visa to cover the trip. The cable car, taxis and snack at the tourism are also not covered. All additional activities are at your own cost and subject to availability.

Cancellation

Clients who make cancellation on any confirmed bookings will be liable for the following cancellation charges based on the time when we receive the notice of cancellation in writing.

A. Once booked the trip and cancelled 61 days prior to the departure date, the deposit of £600 is non-refundable.

B. 31-60 days prior to departure date -50% of total cost.

C. 3-30 days prior to departure date -75% of total cost.

C. 3 days or less prior to departure date - 100% of total cost.

Alteration to Arrangement

If, after acceptance of the booking, the customer alters the confirmed arrangements, an amendment fee of £100 per person plus any communication charges may be charged. If major alteration is required, the booking may be treated as a cancellation to which cancellation charges will apply.

Cancellation by the Tai Chi Centre

We reserve the right to cancel or alter holiday arrangements at any time up to and including the departure date. Full refund of all monies will be made in the event of cancellation. Cancellations will be notified to clients without reasonable delay.

Passport/Visa

All clients are themselves responsible for ensuring that they are in possession of a valid passport and applicable visa for the trip at all times and places during the journey. Refunds or endorsement can not be claimed by clients who are rejected by local immigration for any reason. Please arrange your own visa at your nearest Chinese embassy. The Chinese embassy visa service in the UK can be found at: Chinese Visa Service Center

Responsibility

As part of the China Trip Package the Chen Style Tai Chi Centre will arrange standard insurance to cover all the training abroad for all clients. However the Chen Style Tai Chi Centre acts only in the capacity of Agent for the clients in all arrangements. Expressly the Chen Style Tai Chi Centre shall not be liable for any injury, death, accident, loss, damage, or irregularity which may be occasioned by neglect or default of any other company, or additional expenses due to delays or changes in flights, trains, coaches or other services, or because of strike, war, sickness, weather, quarantine or other causes.