Info on Wudang

[Hebrew Hammer]

As for Wudang, we've put out a lot of research on the topic. There are three issues that focused on it specifically.

2002 September/October focused on internal power & longevity.

2003 September/October was dubbed a Tai Chi Special, and featured the first English interview with Zhong Yuan Long.

2009 March/April was our Wudang Special (wenshu posted a link to that cover story above).

There's more in my book, Shaolin Trips (which makes a fine holiday gift, btw), as I discuss my detour into Wudang.

Thanks for the articles Gene, I'm actually more interested in Wudang and Taoism now...lots of questions...something for me to seek. Next up Tai Chi lessons..

[GeneChing]

Thanks for the articles Gene, I'm actually more interested in Wudang and Taoism now...lots of questions...something for me to seek. Next up Tai Chi lessons..

There's actually a ton of research to be done in Wudang. We've only just begun to scratch the surface. I was only there once and have pretty much published everything I gleaned from that short visit already in the aforementioned mags (and book - don't forget the book!) There's some Wudang disciples here in America now, and I've been tapping them to provide more. I would love to do another Wudang special, but frankly, that previous one delivered only a mediocre performance on the newsstands and it was a lot of work to put together. I think it was premature. Despite CTHD and the Wu-Tang Clan, Wudang is only marginally understood here in the states. I don't think the tai chi theme park will help much.

And that my friends, is how a thread is put back OT.

[Hebrew Hammer]

Here is a CCTV three part show on Wudang Kung Fu...for those of you playing at home.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i389f...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=boK4OP_-Pfg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnA-7...eature=related

[Lokhopkuen]

I love the mountain.

[GeneChing]

So what did they think of your light saber?

[Lokhopkuen]

I don't own one but I'm certain to get the tiger claw hook up as per usual?
I'll take doubles in the master kit complete with DVD

[GeneChing]

...but nothing for jedis. I'm so ashamed.

I don't own one but I'm certain to get the tiger claw hook up as per usual?
I'll take doubles in the master kit complete with DVD

Wudang, like any venerated mountain in China, is breathtakingly spectacular. To describe it as a tourist trap is like describing Yosemite as a tourist trap. Sure, there are lots of tourists, but an ancient Chinese mountain is a natural wonder. If you're stuck behind tourists, you just don't know how to get off the beaten path.

Then again, there's the theme park...

[Hebrew Hammer]

I love the mountain.

Care to expand on that...?

[Ben Gash]

The mountain is spectacularly beautiful, a true natural wonder. When I trained there I loved spending my downtime hiking in the mountains and swimming in secluded rivers.
I think it's wrong to describe Wudang Kung Fu as a tourist trap, it's A) very good Kung Fu and B) not especially expensive. Historical greyness aside the forms are really nice, with their own distinct flavour (and certainly nothing like Shaolin), training is hard, and certainly when I was there we did a mix of Qigong, Taiji, external Ji Ben Gong and meditation, along with whatever style we were studying.
I just found my wife on a CCTV documentary! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbMnT...eature=related (she's learning Taiji at 8:30)
I studied Liang Yi Quan at Wudang, which is one of the really distinctive styles taught there http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6T4y0pfyZI

[Lokhopkuen]

Care to expand on that...?

It's beautiful.

Reeks of history.

Incredible energies.

Golden top and Purple heaven are must see.

If you go see if you can find someone to take you to the hidden stone Bagua. I had an amazing conversation with the old Preist who tends the small temple there. Also the hike out to the tea house at crows nest is very rewarding.

[GeneChing]

Would this be called a hexcentennial?

China's Taoism Shrine to Mark 600th Anniversary
2012-08-28 23:35:48 Xinhua Web Editor: Fuyu

A series of memorial activities will be held later this year in central China's Hubei Province to mark the 600th anniversary of the construction of the ancient Chinese Taoism building complex at Mount Wudang, the provincial government announced Tuesday.

Cultural and economic events, such as a painting exhibition and a Tai Chi martial arts conference, will be organized in Shiyan from September to October, the provincial government said at a press briefing in Beijing.

Mount Wudang, with a long history associated with Taoism, houses numerous palaces and temples that exemplify the architectural and artistic feats of China's imperial Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

The cluster of palaces and temples dedicated to Taoism were built in the scenic valleys and on the slopes of Mount Wudang, which UNESCO included on the World Cultural Heritage List in 1994.

Deputy Governor of Hubei Tian Chengzhong said the commemoration activities will help carry forward Chinese traditional culture, boost local tourism development and promote its opening-up toward the outside world.

According to the event schedule, a festive gala will be held on Sept. 27 to mark the 600th anniversary.

Also on that day, a ceremony will be held to celebrate the completion of the renovation project of Yuxu Palace, the largest one in the building complex.

As a renowned scenic spot, Mount Wudang received more than 3.5 million tourists from home and abroad last year.

[Scott R. Brown]

Would this be called a hexcentennial?

That would be Sexcentennial!