Living in the Wudang Mountains......for a month

[@yiranirene]

I hope it can cover some of the summer taxi expenses and take us to see more pagodas. Thank you, Nick老师😊

[@nickinchina2552]

This is a huge amount! That is incredibly generous, thank you so much. It will all go towards my travel costs!🙏🙏🙏⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@yananneteoh9818]

It's amazing to be able to watch a contemporary teacher in the ancient Daoist mountains. Nick looks a dream in the Daoist blue gown, a cut in fashion above the Roman, Greek and Arab togas. Thanks, Nick, for showing the world the universe of Daoist existence.

[@nickinchina2552]

Thanks so much for your comments Anne!

[@MightySteve001]

It great to see you again. It been too long.

[@nickinchina2552]

I know, thanks for your patience! But...i am back!!!!

[@jessicaw8682]

Ah... welcome back Nick! Good to know you are well. The mountain views are amazing. Would be interested to see more footages and hear more stories about your school life up there.

[@nickinchina2552]

Thanks Jessica, yeh more cinematics coming soon - got some nice footage while i was there!

[@rk27000]

Glad I found this channel. Looking forward to your Wudang videos👍

[@nickinchina2552]

Glad you found it too! New video in a couple of days!

[@mountaingoattaichi]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing your journey. I am going through a divorce and realized it has been my dream to visit Taoist Temples but I kept putting it off. So I am saving for something like what you did. Thank you!

[@nickinchina2552]

Wudang is a good option, but a lot of the Daoist mountains in China make for a good trip. We all need a bit of peace!

[@wyz9815]

Can't wait for your next vlog. I hope I could be there toooooo!

[@nickinchina2552]

Make the trip! It's a great place. Glad you're enjoying the videos!

[@kecinakim8974]

Happy to see you back! Looking forward to more wudang videos!

[@skywire5595]

You know Taoism more than common Chinese folks who only go Taoist temple praying for good fortune..keep it up.!

[@mglee1431]

I often read of Wudang san and her form of martial arts in Chinese novel. Finally get to see one of the area thru your video. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to your next video.

[@nickinchina2552]

Thanks!! next video will be out in a couple of days!

[@johnoneill5661]

Good to see you back 👍 looks a really beautiful place to study and I'm so jealous spicy hot pot everyday no fair

[@nickinchina2552]

I like hot pot, but every day was pretty excessive! haha. It really is a beautiful place to stay - highly recommend it!

[@Rambovican]

Glad to see your update finally, Nick! Enjoy your time in Wudang Mountain ⛰!

[@nickinchina2552]

Thanks buddy! I needed some videomaking downtime after Wudang, but...back on the videos now!

[@darvislai4220]

Nick..glad to hear from u again..always looking forward to ur great contents..加油

[@nickinchina2552]

Thanks Darvis, thanks for your patience. I am officially back at video making haha

[@celticheartbeat3337]

A very inspiring video and very inspiring words. I spent a few weeks in Wudang in September of 2008 studying Damo's Tendon Changing Marrow Washing Qigong and Taoist Internal Alchemy meditation under Hu Xuezhi. It was an incredible journey which I still think about pretty much every day. This year marks 15 years since that trip and I have found myself longing to go back ,even more so after watching your video. Great work, you have a new subscriber.

[@nickinchina2552]

i'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks for subscribing! Wudang is magic, i will go back one day for sure.

[@thenwaiho6646]

So happy to see you again after such a long break. Hope you will have more interesting videos to share with us. Thank you.

[@nickinchina2552]

Thanks! yeh, it was. a pretty long break - back now, and a new video will be out in a couple of days!

[@amandi_cordis]

Thank you for sharing. Great video!

[@nickinchina2552]

My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it!

[@JordanInChina1]

Fair play mate 👌 look forward to seeing more about your time there

[@nickinchina2552]

Cheers Jordan! wicked experience

[@cristianlopeztaichiandqigo1941]

Good luck with your training in Wudang Shan. I spent a long time training up in Wudang Shan and Hua Shan back in the day. I opened the first Wudang Pai school back in the day in the UK est. 2000. In those years, nobody was teaching any form or methods of Wudang Tai Chi or Qi gong. Later on, Lucia Ring Watkins appeared on the scene, and nowadays, we have many others sharing the arts in many different ways. Good luck 🙏

[@s.vortex]

Wow, I look forward to more videos about Wudang mountains. I read a lot of wuxia novels when I was a kid and noticed that Wudang mountains and martial arts being referenced a lot. Oh, Li Mu Bai in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is trained in Wudang martial arts too! :D

[@nickinchina2552]

Yes! Li Mu Bai was trained at Wudang! Super cool....

[@moquant947]

Always great to listen the historical introduction. Practicing martial art at Wudang Moutain omg. Thx for sharing that experience.

[@nickinchina2552]

it has been a dream of mine for a while...i wish i could have stayed longer!

[@wchengvision]

Nick, great to know that you ended the recluse mode and went back to Xi'an. I was counting the dates and guessing you must have been back from your stay at Wudang Mountains for a while.

[@nickinchina2552]

Haha, yeh i got back a while ago and took a little break from video making. But, back on it now - next video out in a couple of days!!

[@myenglishlistening]

That’s so awesome.I wanna try that when I go back. You have a great understanding of the depth of Chinese traditional culture and philosophy. Keep up the good work. Stay curious .

[@nickinchina2552]

Thanks Peter! It's a wonderful place, i will also be back there in the future...i'm sure!

[@个人主义-h7t]

Wow, Wudang Mountain..Basically I went there every year. Just love the place.

[@nickinchina2552]

It's amazing. Truly amazing. Living there was a really special experience, got to see a very different side of the mountain.

[@Konamakona]

Fantastic experience!

[@countzero5150]

I lived there for three years, I miss it a lot. I used to go up to where your video opened every Thursday during our day of rest and practice on my own. You were only a short hike from where I lived. I think my favorite temple was the needle grinding well but there are many beatiful places on the mountain, especially if you go off the beaten path. Very nice to see the place and hear you talk about your experience there, it brings back a lot of fond memories.

[@nickinchina2552]

3 years! What an experience, i have often considered a longer stint there, a year or two maybe. There are so many great places at wudang. I miss it so much

[@countzero5150]

@@nickinchina2552 I was at Yuanhe Guan (excuse my pinyin, it's a bit rusty) just down from hui long guan. At the time that's where Chen Shi Xing was teaching. Three years was the traditional length of study there although very few people actually completed the three years. I can't say it was easy, the living conditions can be quite a shock to anyone who hasn't spent time in China before, but I loved it and I think if you have the opportunity to spend a longer period of time there I think you would too. I didn't study under Chen Shiyu but I've met and talked to him a few times, he's one of the better teachers in Wudang and I genuinely like the guy. Best of luck in your travels and wherever they find you!

[@huangxiao8943]

oh geez you really done that! amazing!

[@keimo03]

My fiance and I have decided we are going here next September! We are super excited! This is the smaller school correct? I want to be sure we go to the right school.

[@nickinchina2552]

There are a few schools on the mountain. This is the school owned by Master Chen Shiyu. He recently opened a second school too. Not actually on Wudang mountain, but very near....and it looks nice!

[@hengjiaqi]

Very interesting experience!

[@nickinchina2552]

Jake, it was amazing - i am sure i will go back...

[@themagister577]

I am truly in awe and inspired. 真不错！

[@nickinchina2552]

Super cool place - make the trip!!

[@jiaweiwang6034]

Jeeeeeeez!!! That's so cool!

[@nickinchina2552]

Great experience! I'm so happy i decided to do it :)

[@guanruin1545]

Long time no see!

[@LINZpassionzandtravelz]

great share thank you

[@stevenqiu4682]

Nice experiences ! I am thinking of the movie Kill Bill 😁 You will become mater Nick !

[@04dipaola]

This is so beautiful! I have a question, where there many insects? This is my dream but unfortunately bugs terrify me!

[@nickinchina2552]

Good question! I was there in winter not many insects at all - a few bugs i had to evict from my room...but not many. However, i was told that the summer months are pretty bad - mosquito hell

[@04dipaola]

@@nickinchina2552 thank you so much for your reply!!!

[@celticheartbeat3337]

How can I find out more about this school? It seems like a perfect place to practice meditation and Tai Chi. That temple ruin is outstandingly beautiful.

[@nickinchina2552]

Yeh, the temple is called Huilongguan, training there in the morning was an amazing experience. Just found an english website for the school - wudang.academy/travel-to-wudang-schools-in-china/returning-dragon-temple-master-chen-shiyu/master-chen-shiyu/

[@here_now_I]

You are definitely one of the few foreigners who are connected to Chinese traditional culture. Even the majority of Chinese today are so commercialized that the tranquility and self discovery in the traditional culture are out of touch with them. Hopefully one day when materialistic possession and consumption hollow people out, the traditional values will shine again.

[@nickinchina2552]

I think there i a lot to be interested about in China. The thing i find worrying is that most Chinese kids would rather learn Taekwondo than Chinese martial arts...i don't understand that

[@here_now_I]

@@nickinchina2552 Yeah, learning Taekwondo is probably partly a fad. It takes some internal revelation before someone truly appreciate Chinese culture.

[@michaelfinkelstein8380]

Noble English-Daoist Hermit, thanks for your sharing!

[@nickinchina2552]

😀😀😀 Hope you enjoyed it! Really want to go back there...

[@linzhang8746]

Wish I can do what you are doing someday

[@nickinchina2552]

You can, just go for it!!!

[@rokreddirob121]

Good evening Nick, do you still have contact with the school you were training with when you trained there awhile back? Asking, for someone like myself who has a interest in doing the approach to Wudang like you did. Just not sure what the atmosphere is like towards foreigners now since then.

[@Barbarossa-heir]

I just want to go there someday 🥺 Is it open to all tourists from all the world ?

[@nickinchina2552]

Yep, all open again after covid. If you plan to go, avoid holidays and weekends!!!!

[@Barbarossa-heir]

@@nickinchina2552 thank you so much

[@LINZpassionzandtravelz]

flute is magical

[@chrisbotsis7658]

Thank you

[@yaraandthebutterflies]

Great video! Could you share a link to the school? I'm drawn to go and searching for a school now! 🙏🏻

[@nickinchina2552]

wudangtaiji.cn - although it hasn't been updated for ages. They actually have a second location now. 😁😁

[@johnsamu]

I was just wondering about the history of that temple in the background. Was it destroyed during the cultural revolution or was it just abandoned at some time?

[@nickinchina2552]

I'm actually not sure, i think it may have been destroyed in the cultural revolution though

[@ShiYue217]

Fantastic

[@milksu]

How would someone go about going up here? This looks like something I'd like to do for myself one day. Im a Chinese, I have a decent grasp on the language so I think communicating would be okay. How did you manage to find someone to let you stay with them there?

[@nickinchina2552]

There are a couple of schools on the mountain, but only a couple. If you are in China just do a baidu search for schools on Wudang. Then, if your language is ok, just give them a call and see what they say. The school i stayed at was ran by Master Chen Shiyu and they were really flexible about length of stay and things like that (because it was winter and no one was there haha) Really worth doing it.

[@808frontline]

How much USD does it cost to stay at Mt. Wudang for a month? Also if I may, Is it or rather does it feel safe?

[@nickinchina2552]

i paid about 6000rmb for the month (800usd). That included, lodging, training, food...everything. And safe? Absolutely, everywhere in China feels safe. If you are thinking about doing it and have more questions fire away!

[@808frontline]

@@nickinchina2552 thank you so much I humbly appreciate you. That sounds awesome.

[@kennieMusicLovers]

Hello. Nick. what is the name of this school in Wudang and which part of Wudang Mountains is this place. I love to go again. I have been to Wudang Mountains but as a tourist . thanks.

[@nickinchina2552]

Its the Wudang Martial Arts Academy. there are several with similar names - this one is located at Huilongguan 回龙观. On the mountain, rather than in the town.

[@MinhTuVan17]

May I ask the full name of the sifu? Thank you.

[@mmorpgfans]

long time no see!!!

[@nickinchina2552]

I knowwww, sorry for the long delay, and thanks for your patience!

[@maryetdave]

This vid is 2 years old but I wonder how much it would cost to stay there for a few months

[@nickinchina2552]

I paid about 6000rmb for a month but the longer you stay the better the deal. That 6000rmb covers accomodation, food, training. They have a few different accomodation options if you are looking for something cheaper

[@maryetdave]

@@nickinchina2552Thanks, it’s really not that expensive for what you get.

[@Fivecincocinque]

I got interested in living in there with the same goals, what do i need in order to be part of it?

[@kennieMusicLovers]

How to get enrol in this school ? which website please and name of this Master ?

[@nickinchina2552]

The master is Named Chen Shiyu

[@Anymonous246]

Did you have to pay a fee to be there for a month?

[@nickinchina2552]

Yeh, there is a fee. They have a few different accomodation options so the prices vary quite a lot. I went for a bit more 'high-end' (private bathroom etc) I think i paid about 6000rmb for the month

[@chrisbotsis7658]

Can I ask how much did you pay for the month that you were there

[@nickinchina2552]

It was about 6000rmb. Which includes everything (food, training, room etc) You can do it cheaper, they have a few different room options and i went for the slightly more expensive option.

[@thunderflower7998]

Why dont they hit up a pipe..so that water runs ?

[@MondaySurprise]

I'm a bit surprised by your hermit type of movement. Things seemed all cool! Do you have home fiber there on a mountain?

[@Spectre2434]

❤❤❤

[@thunderflower7998]

What lineage of Taoism is Wudang Taoism?

[@jameskinney6128]

How much does a month on the mountain costs?

[@nickinchina2552]

It cost about 6000 for lodgings, food and training. Pretty reasonable

[@esplace3023]

Think I could spend 2 lifetimes in China and still not see every beautiful and interesting place

[@thunderflower7998]

No historical record of Chan San Feng ,they say ...what have you found out? For example ge eral Ji Qiping is kniwn in 15th century and wrote a book that all historians ahree upon. But tai chi as Taoist martial art....from San Feng ? It is said all tai chi started with Chen family.... Another point....have you experienced thise elctric energy taht sends you a coupke of feet jumping? Like that accupuncturist in Jawa ...Dynamo Jack? From Ba Lei Quan....?With his Nei gong oractice?

[@cathywong5894]

Why ??? I haven't seen your video again ????? .

[@pooi-hoongchan8680]

👏👏👏👍👍👍

[@josepheyes4597]

I would really love to find my inner peace here. I'm gonna use my retirement money to live here until I die.

[@kubik6646]

🙏🍀☺🌞👏

[@LuciusLiu-ey6kr]

Nick why you no smoke weed in temple

[@lkm1010]

lol, you're going to reach taoist sagehood if you spend any more time on those mountains

[@nickinchina2552]

Haha, yeh...might take a lifetime though :p

[@EvgeniiErman]

🛐🔝

[@zhd1655]

do you learn Tai Chi there? lol

[@nickinchina2552]

Yup, that's why i went!😎

[@edie930]

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@eYoWay]

ofc it has to be 沧海一声笑👌👌

[@pooi-hoongchan8680]

Historically, TaiQiQuan was invented by a Ming general. This is called the Chen School.

[@nickinchina2552]

hmmmm, the monks on Wudang Mountain would disagree with you haha

[@chrisbotsis7658]

Not a bad price

[@nickinchina2552]

I agree!

[@Alex-kt8tl]

You are crazy 😝 is that boring?

[@nickinchina2552]

Nooooo! I loved it! nature, culture, walking...whats boring about that!?!?!

[@LuciusLiu-ey6kr]

Taoism is may sing

[@barbodohbar]

道

[@americannumber2]

Daoism

[@elenaalba3791]

hello, i am trying to contact the school to booka month in November and I cant find the contact or the right web, can you please share the contact details? email ? thanks

[@stevenjames5874]

I see my girlfriend in this video lmfao

[@JackRichNature]

Hey Nick, On the off chance you see this. I am currently working for the BBC and would be interested in talking with you. Please reply to this message and we can try to arrange contact via email. Cheers, Jack.

[@thunderflower7998]

What lineage of Taoism is Wudang Taoism?