The initial Chin Woo Kung-Fu Journey took place in December 2002. It was one of the coldest winters in recent history in the southern part of China, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. Our group had to take shelter in a Mongolian tent inside the theme park of Splendours of China in Shenzhen, a satellite city between Hong Kong and Guangzhou. We had seminars hosted by well-known Masters, meals that are so delicious as long as you don’t find out what is in the food, wine that tasted like rocket fuel and watched top Wu-Shu athletes in training with movements that defied gravity. World heritage sights and breathtaking architectures and landscapes. A journey of seeking out the beautiful traditions of China, through sight, sound and taste. A discovery journey of traditional martial skills and friendship. Since then this journey has taken place every four years in 2006, 2010, 2014 and the 5th one to take place at December 2018.
This proposed 5th Chin Woo New Zealand Kung Fu Journey 2018 will depart from NZ on December 23rd. First stop is Shanghai, Wuxi and Nanjing (the ten-times Chinese capital) then ride on the bullet train to Guangzhou, visiting interesting sites and sampling local delicacies for the first 11/12 days, then Hydrofoil to Hong Kong for another 6 or 7 days of training, sightseeing and friendship. The tour ends on January 8th, 2019 to fly back to NZ. Interested members please write to chinwoo@actrix.co.nz no later than late May for the updated details of this quadrennial event.