Jin Hua Hot Springs May Day Break 15-16 May
Tea-picking, Tea-making, Hot Springs, Chu-Kot Eight Trigrams Village, Taiji
Come and enjoy a taste of Spring in Jin Hua’s beautiful surroundings, sample your own hand-picked tea, bathe in the soothing hot springs, relax your body and mind and enjoy a wonderfully relaxing short break away from the hustle and bustle of Shanghai.
Weekend tour price: 650 Yuan.
To reserve your space please contact:
Liu Jian 13585505968; Yang Jian Xiao 15221772963; Rose Oliver 13564190544
Itinerary:
May 15th (Saturday)
7:45 – 8:00: We’ll meet at the doorway of Shanghai Museum at People’s Square
We set off promptly at 8:00am
8:00 – 12:00 Travel to Jin Hua
12:00 – 12:30 Check into our hotel, standard double room four-star
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 17:00 Tea-picking, tea-making and hiking
Outing in the Clouds Tea Plantation，introduction to tea production, pick your own tea and TASTING!
17:00 – 18:30 Dinner
18:30 – 21:30 Visit to Clear Water Bay Spa
21:30 Back to hotel
May 16th (Sunday)
7:00 – 7:30 Morning breakfast
7:30 – 9:00 Morning Taiji exercise
9:00 – 12:00 Visit to Chu Kot trigram village
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 15:00 Afternoon tea at Cai Yun Jian Tea Emporium and free time activities
15:30 Return to Shanghai
Introduction of Scenic Spots:
Mineral Spring:
Wu Yi River hot springs spa has been approved as a provincial tourist resort. The resort covers a total area of 8 km2, comprising a protected area of hot springs, hot spring bathing lounge, spa and health treatment area, sports arena, spa senior residential and other function blocks. The Xiao Xi Li spring bar was the first spa bathing spot that opened to tourists.
The daily overflow of Xi Li bubble spa which is located in the Wu Yi Xi Li spa vacation area is up to 6000 tons, the water temperature is 42.6—45c.
The spa water is an excellent remedy for skin diseases, cardiovascular problems, as well as nerve and digestive problems.
You can choose from many different types of bubble pools and bathing pools, with different herbal remedies etc to soothe away tiredness and tension and melt your stresses away, leaving you relaxed, invigorated and refreshed.
The spa water comes from 330 meters below ground, is clear, colorless and tasteless, flowing like a stream and it is rich in about 20 useful minerals for the human body, such as fluorine, sulfur, strontium, molybdenum, iron, etc.
Bathing in the spa makes your skin feel smooth and replenishes your energy, in addition to restoring vitality, beautifying the body and cultivating health. It is also a booster therapy for cardiovascular, skeletal, nerve and digestive diseases, especially arthritis, beriberi, athlete’s foot, dry skin, eczema, psoriasis and other skin diseases.
Chu Kot Eight Trigrams Village:
Chu Kot Eight Trigrams Village, which was related to the legendary figure “Chu-Ko Liang” of the Three Kingdoms, attracting a large number of domestic and foreign tourists with its unique cultural and historical background.
The village lays within the border of Lan Xi City, Zhe Jiang Province, 17.5km east from downtown, with the State Highway to the east, the provincial highway towards Long You and Qu Zhou to the north. The entire village centres around the Bang Pool at its core, with eight lanes radiating outwards, forming the trigrams.
What is really a mystery is that eight hills embrace the whole village, forming the natural trigrams looking like the Taiji Yin Yang symbol. There are 200 well-preserved ancient buildings of the Ming and Qing Dynasty, plus beautiful scenery, as well as row upon row of ancient building complexes and commercial centers, circling the pool, greeting the eyes with a unique view.
The village was built in the late Yuan Dynasty by Chu-Ko Da Shi, 27th generation descendant of Chu-Ko Liang. Although it has a history of over 600 years it is very well preserved, being a legendary place for modern people to visit. The village has a population of 4000 sons of Chu-Ko Liang, so it’s the biggest residential place for descendants of Chu-Ko Liang.
The entire village structure was designed by the famous Jiu Gong Ba Gua, featuring architecture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties and is exemplified by its style of “blue bricks, gray tiles, horse-head walls, strong house beams, solid columns and shy boudoirs”.
In the second half of the Ming Dynasty, the whole village was formed and its heritage with featured architecture, ancient sculptures and gorgeous scenery, such as a clear pool, luxuriant bamboo and an old business center, still delight and enchant the visitor today.
In 1996 Chu Kot Eight Trigrams Village was listed as a key cultural heritage site in China by the State Council.
Introduction to our Taiji teacher:
Master Wang has always loved sports and trained in Chinese wrestling and boxing in his youth. However, it was in 1993 that Master Wang begun his Taiji training after an industrial accident, suffering two serious breaks to both ankles, which rendered him confined to bed for over a year, with the prognosis of being unable to walk in the future.
Nevertheless, about a year later Wang persisted in his desire to walk hobbling with a stick to breathe the fresh air in a nearby park, which changed his destiny. There he met 70-year-old Taiji master Wang Hao Da, a Wu Style Taiji master.
In order to restore his health and attain a better quality of life, he began to study with the master, beginning with Qi Gong and some basic skills, gradually moving onto to study Taiji. After a period of learning, he was able to walk again; following which he began his further study of Tui Shou or Pushing Hands.
Over the years, he has also studied Chen Style Taiji and Yang Style Taiji from Master Tao Cheng Xiang.
Master Wang began to study Yang Style Taiji with Master Dong Bin in 2003 after Master Wang Hao Da’s death in 2002.
Master Wang is a very patient teacher and willing to impart all his skills to his students. He has rich experience in teaching both Chinese and western students, holding a regular Taiji class every Friday evening in Jing An District. (Please see www.doubledragonalliance.com for details).
Classes with Master Wang are always fun and he’s always a great favourite at Double Dragon Alliance’s annual martial arts camp in Shanghai.
Taiji, a way to lift your mind, heighten your awareness, cultivate your health and light your way!
PLEASE NOTE:
1) Please check our boarding place, departure time and license plate number.
2) 200 Rmb deposit is required before May 10. Payment can either be transferred to Mr. Liu Jian’s bank account, made to Mr. Yang at the Cai Yun Jian Tea Emporium 1165 Gong He Xin Rd, or to Ms. Rose Oliver.
3) Costs not included in the tour fee: personal consumption or purchases.
4) The itinerary maybe subject to change.
5) The deposit is non-refundable should guests wish to cancel.
6) The trip requires a minimum of 10 participants; any deposits or payments made, will be refunded in full, should the organizers, due to unforeseen circumstances or insufficient numbers have to cancel the trip.
7) The trip is based on a “Go Dutch” principle, with the costs being no higher than 650 Rmb per person, any excess fees collected will be returned to the guests at the end of the trip.