CHinatrip

Aiping Tai Chi & Wu Dang
Kung Fu Academy
In CHINA

Grandmaster Aiping, students and parents spent an
amazing 4 weeks traveling and training in China.
The initial group of 18 headed to JFK International Airport July 11th where the
adventure began with a 13 hour flight to Beijing. Upon arrival our Connecticut
team was joined by a group of students and parents from California. The first
week took the travelers to many historic places that included, in Beijing, the
Forbidden City and the Great Wall of China. In Shanghai we visited The Pearl
Tower, as well as many beautiful gardens and temples. The next leg of the trip
brought the group to Hangzhou hometown of Grandmaster Aiping. It is said
"above there is heaven on earth there is Hangzhou." The Zhejiang University
Student Hotel on the campus of the Zhejiang University was home to the group
for the rest of the trip as training, an intense 6 hours Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays and 3 hours Tuesdays and Thursdays, begin. The touring did not
stop for the group. Hangzhou has many beautiful and historic places to visit
including West Lake, beautiful temples and gardens. The students had the
privilege of training with some of the best in the world, members of the Zhejiang
Provincial Professional Wushu Team, for these 3 weeks in preparation for the
Qingchunbao Cup Zhejiang International Traditional Wushu Tournament
(please see International Events for results of the competition)
held on August 5th and 6th. The tournament events came to a close with a
banquet for the competitors that also served as a farewell for our group to the
students and parents from California and the teachers from the Zhejiang team.
The group returned home on August 7th. It was a wonderful trip for all.