Dear Qigong practitioners!
The registration for the second group is finished. We can still accept a few people for the first group.
The registration for the second group is finished. We can still accept a few people for the first group.
1-st group
Dates: 11th July – 1st August 2015 (3 weeks)Cost: 16,000 Yuan (according to today's exchange rate it is about 2580 US dollars or about 2392 Euros) (can be paid in US Dollars or Euros, based on the exchange rate as of 11th July, 2015. All payment is accepted in cash at the date of arrival).
Approximate exchange rates of February, 2015 are:
1EUR = 6.69 Yuan,
1USD = 6.20 Yuan.
July 11th: Arrival to Beijing
Arrival to Beijing and registration of participants. Check-in time is noon. Retreat participants should arrange their own transport from the airport to the hotel (detailed information regarding Beijing taxi service will be published later).
Hotel (to be determined) rooms available:
| Double room | 2 persons | included in retreat price |
| Single room | 1 person | additional payment 200 yuan/night |
July 12th: Travel to Shaolin
The majority of the group travels by bus. Departure from the hotel - at 8.00 a.m. Arrival at Shaolin area is planned around 6 p.m. The bus-ride to Shaolin takes about 10 hours. We will have a dinner at a small town called Dengfeng around 6 o’clock and than go to the hotel.
You may also fly to Zhengzhou 郑州 (cost not included in retreat price). Traveling by air costs about $100-120 US Dollars, each way. Flying is recommended for those who may get sick on long journeys or for the elderly participants. You should book your own airfare directly to Zhengzhou 郑州 from your home country. The managers can send a taxi to pick you up at the airport upon your arrival. Last year, the taxi-fare from the airport in Zhengzhou to Shaolin was about 400 Yuan. It is approximately 2 hours long ride. If you book the recommended flight, we will organize a bus from Zhengzhou airport to take you to Shaolin.
First group, July 12th, 2015 Beijing北京-Zhengzhou郑州
| Flight number | Departure from Beijing | Arrival to Zhengzhou |
| CA 1325 | 14:55 | 16:40 |
July 12th: Settling into the hotels in Shaolin.
Accommodations in Shaolin.
Hotel Dharma (old simple hotel, our usual accommodation)
Please, note that the additional cost of the hotel can slightly change!
Dharma hotel is where the majority of the group stays, and it is where the retreat lectures with Grandmaster Xu Mingtang are held. The Dharma hotel renovated rooms on the lower floors (1, 2, 3). Rooms on the upper floors (4,5,6) remain in the same condition as before. The prices of the renovated rooms are raised due to the renovation. The non-renovated rooms in Dharma Hotel do not have any extra charge.
Accommodation options:
| Non-renovated Double Room | non-renovated room on the upper floors, two people | included in retreat price |
| Renovated Double Room | renovated room on the lower floors, two people | 40 Yuan / day / person |
| Non-renovated Single Room | upper floor double room used by one person | 90 Yuan / day / person |
| Renovated Single Room | double room for single use in the renovated section of the hotel | 150 Yuan / day / person |
Please note that Hotel Dharma also has rooms with 3-and 4-beds.
*Please note: We will first assign double rooms, i.e. rooms for all those wishing to share rooms with other participants. If after this there are rooms still available, we will then assign single rooms based on availability. We cannot guarantee that there will be enough rooms to fulfill all single use requests.
July 13th – July 28th: Retreat at Shaolin
Classes start on July 13 at 3 p.m.
Training ends on July 28 at 3 p.m.
We will organize some trips to the mountains and to Luoyang during this time.
July 28st: Departure from Shaolin Temple to Beijing
The main group travels by bus. Departure from the hotel is on 28 July, at 6.00 p.m. We will have a dinner in Dengfeng. Arrival to Beijing is planned around 7 a.m., July 29.
If you travel by plane, check out time from hotel is 29 July, at 5.00 a.m. Arrival to Beijing is planned around 10 a.m. Flight is recommended for older people and all those who feel sick on long journeys. With regards to flight booking we strongly recommend that you book tickets through Zheng Zhou (Zhengzhou 郑州) irrespective of the country you are travelling from. The managers will organize the bus to take you to the airport and from the airport to your hotel only if you take a flight recommended by us (please, see the information below). If not, we can send you by a taxi to Zhengzhou airport. Last year, the taxi-fare to Zheng Zhou airport was about 400 Yuan.
There is one more option to travel from Shaolin to Beijing by train. Check out time from hotel is 29 July early morning. The managers will organize the bus to take you to the Zhengzhou train station and from Beijing train station to the hotel. It takes 3 to 3,5 hours to get from Zhengzhou to Beijing by train. The tickets are purchased by the participants by themselves in Shaolin, 300 CNY (50 US dollars) per ticket. It is the fastest and most comfortable way to come back to Beijing.
First group, July 29, 2015. Zhengzhou郑州-Beijing北京
| Flight number | Departure from Zhengzhou | Arrival to Beijing |
| CA 1332 | 09:35 | 11:05 |
Hotel (Kang Ming Hotel, near Kundawell Institute) rooms available:
| Double room | 2 persons | included in retreat price |
| Single room | 1 person | additional payment 200 yuan /night |
Additional program includes: sight-seeing trips in Beijing, a gala dinner in honor of the completion of the retreat, free time for shopping and sight-seeing.
29th July: Free day (shopping, or visits to the temples, bath complex, etc.)
List of attractions will be provided to each retreat participant.
19.30 dinner at Ziyu hotel
30th July:
7.00 a.m.: Breakfast
9:00 a.m.: Excursion to Tian An Man Square and the Forbidden City
5:00 p.m.: Chinese Circus Show
7:00 p.m.: Dinner at restaurant (Peking Duck)
31th July:
7.00 a.m.: Breakfast
8:00 a.m.: Excursion to the Great Wall, Summer Palace (whole day trip)
1st August: – Departure
Check out by noon.
Please Note: You will have to cover the accommodation-fee of the extra days of your stay separately (400 yuan per night), in case you are planning to arrive to Beijing before 12:00, noon on 11th July, or leave later 12:00, noon on 1st August.
We will pick up at the airport retreat participants who will come by flight SU 204 from Moscow. Departure from Moscow July 10, 22.25 and arrival to Beijing terminal 2 July 11 at 9.50 a.m.
We will organize transfer to the airport for participants who fly from Beijing terminal 2 to Moscow, flight SU 205, August 1, 11.40 a.m.
All other participants should get to and from airport by taxi.
2nd group
Dates: From 1st August to 29th August, 2015 (4 weeks)Cost: 19,700 Yuan (according to today's exchange rate it is about 3178 US dollars or about 2945 Euros) (can be paid in US Dollars or Euros, based on exchange rate as of 1st August, 2015. All payment is accepted in cash at the date of arrival).
The approximate exchange rate as of March 2015, is
1USD = 6.20 Yuan,
1EUR = 6.69 Yuan
1st August: Arrival to Beijing
Arrival to Beijing, registration of participants. Check-in time is noon. Retreat participants should arrange their own transport from the airport to the hotel (detailed information regarding Beijing taxi service will be published later).
Hotel (Kang Ming Hotel, near Kundawell Institute) rooms available:
| Double room | 2 persons | included in retreat price |
| Single room | 1 person | additional payment 200 yuan/night |
2nd August: Travel to Shaolin
Check out time from hotel is at 8.00 a.m. Arrival at Shaolin area is planned around 7 p.m. The majority of the group travels by bus. The bus-ride to Shaolin takes about 10 hours.
You may also fly to Zhengzhou 郑州 (cost not included in retreat price). Traveling by air costs about $100-120 US Dollars, each way. Flying is recommended for those who may get sick on long journeys or for the elderly participants. You should book your own airfare directly to Zhengzhou 郑州from your home country. The organizers can send a taxi to pick you up at the airport upon your arrival. Last year, the taxi-fare from the airport in Zhengzhou to Shaolin was about 400 Yuan. If you book the recommended flights, we will organize a bus from Zhengzhou airport to take you to Shaolin.
Second group, August 2nd, 2015 Beijing北京-Zhengzhou郑州
| Flight number | Departure from Beijing | Arrival to Zhengzhou |
| CA 1325 | 14:55 | 16:40 |
3d August - August 26th : Retreat at Shaolin
Classes start on 3d August, at 3 pm. Retreat ends on August 26th, at 3 pm.
Accommodations in Shaolin
Please, note that the additional cost of the hotel can slightly change!
Hotel Dharma (old simle hotel, our usual accommodation)
Dharma hotel is where the majority of the group stays, and it is where the retreat lectures with Grandmaster Xu Mingtang are held. The Dharma hotel renovated rooms on the lower floors (1, 2, 3). Rooms on the upper floors (4,5,6) remain in the same condition as before. The prices of the renovated rooms are raised due to the renovation. The non-renovated rooms in Dharma Hotel do not have any extra charge.
Accommodation options:
| Non-renovated Double Room | non-renovated room on the upper floors, two people | included in retreat price |
| Renovated Double Room | renovated room on the lower floors, two people | 40 Yuan / day / person |
| Non-renovated Single Room | upper floor double room used by one person | 90 Yuan / day / person |
| Renovated Single Room | double room for single use in the renovated section of the hotel | 150 Yuan / day / person |
Please note that Hotel Dharma also has rooms with 3-and 4-beds.
* Please note: We will first assign double rooms, i.e. rooms for all those wishing to share rooms with other participants. If after this there are rooms still available, we will then assign single rooms based on availability. We cannot guarantee that there will be enough rooms to fulfill all single use requests.
August 26th: Travel to Beijing
The main group travels by bus. Check out time from hotel is 26 August, at 6.00 p.m. We will have a dinner in Dengfeng. Arrival to Beijing is planned around 7a.m. 27 August.
If you travel by plane, check out time from hotel is 27 August, at 5.00 a.m. Arrival to Beijing is planned around 11 a.m. Flight is recommended for all those who feel sick on long journeys. With regards to flight booking we strongly recommend that you book tickets through Zheng Zhou (Zhengzhou 郑州) irrespective of the country you are travelling from. The managers will organize the bus to take you to the airport and from the airport to your hotel only if you take a flight recommended by us (please, see the information below). If not, we can send you by a taxi to Zhengzhou airport. Last year, the taxi- fare to the Zheng Zhou airport was about 400 Yuan.
There is one more option to travel from Shaolin to Beijing by train. Check out time from hotel is 27 August early morning. The managers will organize the bus to take you to the Zhengzhou train station and from Beijing train station to the hotel. It takes 3 to 3,5 hours to get from Zhengzhou to Beijing by train. The tickets are purchased by the participants by themselves in Shaolin, 300 CNY (50 US dollars) per ticket. It is the fastest and most comfortable way to come back to Beijing.
Second group, 27 August 2015. Zhengzhou郑州-Beijing北京
| Flight number | Departure from Zhengzhou | Arrival to Beijing |
| CA 1332 | 09:35 | 11:20 |
Hotel (Kang Ming Hotel, near Kundawell Institute) rooms available:
| Double room | 2 persons | included in retreat price |
| Single room | 1 person | additional payment 200 yuan /night |
August 27th: Free Day in Beijing & Banquet
In the evening at 7:00 p.m. we will have a banquet/gala dinner to honor the completion of the retreat, including feasting on a Peking Duck.
August 28th: Beijing
Free day for shopping, or visits to temples, Beijing baths complex, etc.
List of attractions will be provided to each retreat participant.
August 29th – Departure
Check out by noon.
Please Note: If you arrive to Beijing before noon on August 1, or want to stay later than noon of August 29th, you have to separately purchase accommodations at the hotel in Beijing.
We will pick up at the airport retreat participants who will come by flight SU 204 from Moscow. Departure from Moscow July 31, 22.25 and arrival to Beijing terminal 2, August 1 at 9.50 a.m.
We will organize transfer to the airport for participants who fly from Beijing terminal 2 to Moscow, flight SU 205, August 29, 11.40 a.m.
All other participants should get to and from airport by taxi.
Registration
> Click here to open the registration formImportant Notices:
1.Registration is required for all visitors to join the retreat. No one will be admitted to the retreat without prior registration.
2.Registration is open until June15th. Applications arriving after this date will not be accepted
3.To confirm your registration you must send us a scanned or electronic copy of your airline ticket.
To register please fill in your application form on the web-site.
Registration for the retreat is considered to be complete, if participant sent his application form and sent a copy of round way tickets to shaolin2015@kundawell.com before the completion of the registration for retreat.
1. Preliminary registration to the group:
Fill in the application form on the web-site.
2. Participants' REGISTRATION from preliminary list:
After receiving your application, with all fields filled in correctly, we will inform you about the reception of your application and put you into a preliminary list of retreat participants.
3. FINAL REGISTRATION:
Registration for the retreat is considered to be complete, if participant sent his round way tickets and copy of passport to shaolin2015@kundawell.com before the completion of the registration for retreat.
