CHINA RETREAT CENTER
For over a thousand
years Mt. Qingcheng has been the heartland of
ancient Daoism. The great sage Laozi, progenitor of
Daoist philosophy, is said to have spent the last remaining years of his life
communing withe the Dao here. Similarly, Zhang Daoling
was inspired to found religious Daoism and Chenzhen
Kung Fu here. The Father of Chinese herbology,
Sun Shimiao also did his herb research at Mt. Qingcheng. Many of the traditional arts of
China have survived here unscathed,
more so than anywhere else in China.
As an official lineage holder
of various styles of internal Kung Fu and Qigong, as well as a Doctor of Traditional
Chinese Medicine, Grandmaster Zhang built the center in the traditional
atrium style of the surrounding monasteries in 1994. All natural materials
from the surrounding hillside were used in its construction and the Center's
food is all grown organically in its surrounding gardens and fields.
Retreats at the Palace of the Celestial Dragon allow participants to experience a
taste of sacred Chinese mountain life. With over 100,000 students the International
Yuanming Qigongfu Federation invites the world's leading martial artists, painters,
and calligraphers to teach at the Palace of the Celestial Dragon. Recently,
the center, which is open year round, was featured on a PBS special on Chinese
medicine. Twice a year Master Zhang leads students from abroad to study at
the Center.
Download the 2008 Qigong Study Tour brochure!