This year The International Qigong Foundation, Inc. will sponsor our 12th China Study Tour for medical qigong and taijiquan. This study tour will be co-sponsored with the University of Hawaii. It will begin with the arrival into Beijing on Saturday, June 6, 2009 and we will Beijing for Hebei Medical Qigong School and Hospital where we will stay for the duration of our training on June 7, 2009. This is a 21-day study tour in both medical qigong and taijiquan. Monday through Friday we will train 5 hours a day intermittently with Dr. Liu Yafei, Master Feng Yijian, Ms. Zhouli, and Dr. Xiao in Taijiquan, Neiyang Gong Qigong, Internal Qigong, Women's Qigong and Qigong Massage. You may also elect to have medical qigong treatments, acupuncture and herbal tonics.

All group participates will receive a certificate from Hebei Medical Qigong School and Hospital stating the number of hours that they have trained and what they have trained in. Hebei Medical Qigong School and Hospital is the only approved Medical Qigong Training Base in China. Our departure date is Sunday, June 28, 2009.

When we are not in training and on Saturdays, group participates will have time to explore the local area including shopping, biking and swimming. On Sundays we will take excursions to the Old Dragon Head, the beginning of the Great Wall, Longevity Mountain, Kuan Yin Temple and to the First Pass Under Heaven.

In addition to our study tour, we will offer additional days in Beijing to visit the cultural sites and shopping. For those wanting to do this part of the tour you would need to arrive in Beijing on June 1, 2009. Some of the areas we would be visiting would be Summer Palace, Forbidden City, Tiamen Square, White Cloud Temple, and of course Purple Bamboo Park. We will also attend a dinner theatre experiencing Kunqu Opera and Acrobatics. There is an additional charge for the Beijing portion of this trip.

For more information and prices please contact The International Qigong Foundation, Inc. For more information about the school and its instructors please visit Hebei Medical Qigong Hospital and School.