The Journey Continues 8th and 9th

The Journey Continues 8th and 9th

Thursday Oct 8 Today we visited the Suzhou water town Zhouzhuang. Zhouzhuang is an ancient city based on river culture that was the cultural hub in the region before Shanghai. We walked through the maze of streets lined with little shops selling silk goods, pearls, copper, following the flow of…
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Huang Hu River and the Bund

Huang Hu River and the Bund

Wednesday evening, October 7th: Dinner at the hotel with all 36 of my travel companions now in Shanghai. Some are new to Shifu Chen, but some have been his student for as long as I have and one even longer. After dinner we took a boat trip on the Huang…
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Welcome to Shanghai

Welcome to Shanghai

Tuesday: Coming into Shanghai, the first thing I noticed was the absence of cranes. When I was here last, the skyline was a forrest of cranes, raising clusters of apartment buildings all across the city. Now the apartments are complete with just one small grove of cranes marking the latest…
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The Journey Begins October 5th

The Journey Begins October 5th

After many years stateside, I'm heading back to China on October 5th. I'm excited about returning to Wu Dang and experiencing a Bei Dou (Honoring the Stars) ceremony. We'll be going to some familiar places like the most beautiful Jiuzhaigou Park in Sichuan province as well as exploring many new…
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Daoist Yijing

Daoist Yijing

In April I attended an in-depth workshop on the Shamanic Long Men Daoist Yijing (I Ching) - a practice that I had been wanting to pursue for years. As this was the last time Shifu plans to offer it, I couldn't miss the opportunity. This type of consultation is quite…
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