Hi,
I've travelled to and trained in Beijing and Hong Kong in 1999 and 2001, but despite 19 years of wushu (kungfu) study I'm yet to do my first "pilgrimage" to Shaolin.
Well I'm getting too restless and would finally like to make this journey in the coming months, especially as I'll be travelling to Hong Kong for 1 week work and thus will have most of the flight paid for
I have however lots of doubts and questions which I hope the seasoned Shaolin travellers can kindly help me with:
1 - the opportunity to go would be in early January ..... low crowds and low bugs versus cold crappy weather and possibly less tourist facilities and comforts ..... any advice?
2 - my wife (who will be with me) refuses to fly from Beijing to Henan; is the Beijing train a viable option (so I've heard)?
3 - I will stay at Shaolin for 5-6 days, what is the absolute best hotel in the area (my wife needs comforts ..... and I don't mind them either) and how far will I have to travel daily? Will it all be open at that time of the year?
4 - tourist roamings in the morning and training in the afternoon ..... is it a viable schedule? Any chance of private tuition from DeYang or another senior monk? Who / how could arrange that?
5 - SARS ..... ??? gone, not gone, worse next winter, ... ???
THANKS!
I've travelled to and trained in Beijing and Hong Kong in 1999 and 2001, but despite 19 years of wushu (kungfu) study I'm yet to do my first "pilgrimage" to Shaolin.
Well I'm getting too restless and would finally like to make this journey in the coming months, especially as I'll be travelling to Hong Kong for 1 week work and thus will have most of the flight paid for
I have however lots of doubts and questions which I hope the seasoned Shaolin travellers can kindly help me with:
1 - the opportunity to go would be in early January ..... low crowds and low bugs versus cold crappy weather and possibly less tourist facilities and comforts ..... any advice?
2 - my wife (who will be with me) refuses to fly from Beijing to Henan; is the Beijing train a viable option (so I've heard)?
3 - I will stay at Shaolin for 5-6 days, what is the absolute best hotel in the area (my wife needs comforts ..... and I don't mind them either) and how far will I have to travel daily? Will it all be open at that time of the year?
4 - tourist roamings in the morning and training in the afternoon ..... is it a viable schedule? Any chance of private tuition from DeYang or another senior monk? Who / how could arrange that?
5 - SARS ..... ??? gone, not gone, worse next winter, ... ???
THANKS!
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